wow, that test was really hard! like my head hurts now! i submited it and then my internet crashed so i have no clue what i got, but im sure it wasnt great! lol how much salivia DO they produce???

Brice, 12 gallons a day! :)

haha yeah i did awesome!!!! Being a horse nerd pays off LOL!!!

The answers are at the bottom of this page: Visit Link
Rick

i love these quizzes! theyre really a chanllenge but fun!

Hey rick I took your quiz and to be honest I found it to some what off the chart because the average horse owner did not go to vet school, And then some of the Q were a personal perfrence in the care of your horse like the about shoes.I totaly do not agree with your thoughts on this isue.

Whether you like shoes or not, facts are facts. They don't let the hoof bend. They do put holes into the hoof. Etc. For some horses/riders the pros may outweigh the cons. However, I have some very excellent horses that compete at a number of different diciplines and they get along quite well barefoot. I'm not a cultist about it. If someone needs shoes, we'll get shoes. If nothing else, I'd like to save the money. Plus, I'm not going to add to the likely-hood of arthritis by putting metal on a horse that doesn't need it, young or old.

This test is challenge you, maybe cause to do some research and learn something new. I am anti-shoe for many reasons. People that are pro shoe normally do not know much about the hoof. I do my own feet, my horses are barefoot, I have trimmed lots of hooves and pulled lots of shoes. Very few people ride enough or ride hard terrain that require shoes for their horse. Most riders today ride in arenas or very controlled areas. The people that say their horse needs shoe normally say it since they don't know any better. They have not studied the foot and only repeat what they hear, what they were told or what they see other do. As for the Vet School comment, I assure you the questions were not that difficult, do not require Vet School and as I said all the answers are on my web site. Perhaps instead of complaining about how hard it is, people could take the time to use this as an opportunity to grow, learn more about their horse, become a horse person and find "facts" to support their opinions so they could have an educated discussion and debate, rather than getting upset that they did not know the answers. I just got stats on test and out of the 100 people that took it, most questions were answered right about 95% of the time, so the 5% that want to think they have to go to Vet School are the minority. This reminds me of the story about the Lion and the Elephant: The Loin walks up to the elephant, holds his paw up, pops out his claws and ask the Elephant, "Who is the King of the jungle?" The Elephant ignores him and keeps eating. The Loin jumps in front of the Elephant, swings his paw near the face of the Elephant and asked again, "I said, who is he King of the Jungle?" The Elephant looks that Lion, reaches out with his trunk, grabs the Lion, bounces him on the ground and then throws him against a tree. The Lion gets up and says, "You don't have to get mad just because you don't the answer to the questions!" :)

Rick i dont think it was to hard at all! I think it was fun and educational! and as for the vet comment i want to be a vet and finding the answers to some of these helped alot! Thakns Rick for posting this! it was fun and educational! it was Fun-Ducational!! you should make some more! they help us horsey ppl learn more THANKS AGAIN!

Thanks Brice, :) I am glad you see it as what it is, a way to learn and grow.
I am going to be posting an article on pros and cons to horse shoes later.

i have a thought/question... I barrel race and rodeo. i put shoes on some of my barrel horses because it gives them more "grip". one in particular needs them bacause if u leave them off she "spins out" and trips and falls alot. it just helps the barrel horses have more traction to push off comming out of the barrels..
--thoughts??

Shoes can give more traction depending on where you are riding. If you ride on roads it will give less traction, if you ride over hard surfaces or rocks, it will give less traction. They make special shoes for snow, for cement and for arena's. The thing that is overlooked it when you give a horse more traction, you put more stress on the body, the ligaments, the tendons and bones. A horse is not designed change direction at fast speeds, they made for speed to run away fast and get away, horses don't try and evade a chasing predator by changing directions, they run fast straight away. So most all sports for horses that require speed, stops and turns, all while racing a clock or impressing a judge, does lots of long term damage to a horse. Go visit a horse retirement home and look at all the ex-sport horses, they are slow, limp, in pain and have a hard time walking or laying down. This is where the old expression came from "Rode hard and put away wet", it means the horse was used too hard in his younger days and not is paying for it for the rest of his life. Shoes are very unnatural and are not good for horses, they are only good for people to use horses more and faster at the expense of the horse later in their life. Hope that helps.

Rick

i agree with rick, he has a very good point, and the horse retirement homes are sad, i went to one with the vet i volunteer for, most all the horses where limping and in pain, i to barrel race, but i prefer barefoot, and going barefoot can actualy make them faster! they dont have a big metal shoe weighing there feet down!

I'm in no way mad because of your test or because I did not know some of the Q I was just saying for the aveage horse owner it was a little off the wall and yes I did learn new things about my horse. I guess the next time I have my vet out I will impress him with my new knowledge of the horse.I think that it is great that you can save money and don't have to shoe your horse.It's not that I'm shoe pro ,But I do know alot about the horses foot my husband is a very highly repected farrier and is referred by many of vets.He only shoes the horses that need shoes. HE even will tell the owner not to shoe there horse if they dont really need them, he is always thinking of the horse first. The trimming of the foot is more important then the actual shoe not knowing what you are doing can really un balance the horse and cause lamess more than a shoe can.Yes I agree most horse owner put shoes on their horse for them because it makes them feel better but that dose not mean that they are damaging there horses by doing this most of the damage comes from the sports we put them though.They are really not much diff then we are.The runner after time and time of running is going to end up with damage to his legs ,So dose that mean we blame the shoe?Some horse are bread to do special events so helping them to be the best they can by shoeing them is not a bad thing specaily if it makes them more comfortable while they do what ever it is they were bread to do.This is in no way a fact it is just my opinon and I'm no way an expert This is based on my 40 years of working with horses and being around them.I have lots of horse that have been shod and unshod and they are all heathy and happy.sorry to stir up a the pot did not mean any harm happy trials MARY

I tried my horses going barefoot for a few weeks. They acted like they were walking on glass with barefeet. Had to put the shoes back on. Of course I live in Arizona which is the most rocky state I have ever lived or been in. The ground is like cement too. Not like beautiful California with wonderful soil and sandy beaches. If you can get away with barefoot-n, great. But understand, unfortunately some of us can't. Not sure if you have been in our state much, but I know very few people that ride their horses consistantly on trails that can get away with no shoes here, unless they put on protective boots. Plus if you have a reining horse you need those sliding shoes to compete.

Bottom line is, I took your test. Found it was fun and educational. I believe you are a very nice horseman and just trying to help educate people and that is a good thing.

I got about 8 incorrect. All were the vet type questions. You know saliva, stomach, bones, etc ones. But I still found them interesting and learned something, so thanks.

Have a nice weekend.
If you live in the Scottsdale Arizona area, we are in for one beautiful weekend with the tempature around 79 to 85 depending on where you live in the valley. So get out on your horses and ride. Sorry to any of you that are in nasty weather areas. I just body clipped my horse this week and they are feeling really good.

I tried my horses going barefoot for a few weeks. They acted like they were walking on glass with barefeet. Had to put the shoes back on. Of course I live in Arizona which is the most rocky state I have ever lived or been in. The ground is like cement too. Not like beautiful California with wonderful soil and sandy beaches. If you can get away with barefoot-n, great. But understand, unfortunately some of us can't. Not sure if you have been in our state much, but I know very few people that ride their horses consistantly on trails that can get away with no shoes here, unless they put on protective boots. Plus if you have a reining horse you need those sliding shoes to compete.Bottom line is, I took your test. Found it was fun and educational. I believe you are a very nice horseman and just trying to help educate people and that is a good thing.I got about 8 incorrect. All were the vet type questions. You know saliva, stomach, bones, etc ones. But I still found them interesting and learned something, so thanks.Have a nice weekend. If you live in the Scottsdale Arizona area, we are in for one beautiful weekend with the tempature around 79 to 85 depending on where you live in the valley. So get out on your horses and ride. Sorry to any of you that are in nasty weather areas. I just body clipped my horse this week and they are feeling really good.

Sorry i didn't think my first one posted because I hit the wrong key. See ya!

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