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MARCH Know Your Hoss, Pardner by Chuck Kleber

othing could be more “Western” than Nevada and nothing reflects the West
D ESK S C HEDULE more than the horse. Riding stables abound in our State. This magnificent
Nanimal made the Pony Express possible, carried cowboys on the Chisholm

A. M. P.M. Trail, gained renown for the Comanches as “the best light cavalry in the world,”
and figured in our history in so many ways, always as a friend. It is hard to even
Thurs/1 G. Sayles L. Vavak contemplate a list.
Frederic Remington, the famous painter of frontier life, chose as his epitaph,
Fri/2 P. Frank C.Gilmore “He knew the horse.” How much do you know?

Sat/3 W. Barbuck W. Barbuck
1. Horses expect a rider to mount from the:
Sun/4 L. Klasse S. Valladao (A) Left (B) Right
Mon/5 H. Berkowitz E. Turpin 2. Horse colors are many. The “Appaloosa” is

Tues/6 N. Turner E. Rothfuss (A) Jet black (B) Cream colored (C) Spotted (D) Grayish
Wed/7 D/V/. Wray M. Burk 3. The original western cow ponies were tough but small, often little more than
600 pounds and 14 hands high:
Thurs/8 G. Sayles L. Vavak (A) True (B) False
Fri/9 H. Perlman E. Meeks
4. Horses were re-introduced to North America by
Sat/10 I. Grieco B.Saperstein (A) French trappers (B) The Pilgrims (C) Spanish Conquistadores
(D) Early Native peoples
Sun/11 B. Wolin S. Valladao
5. A mule (usually sterile) is the offspring of a female horse and a male ass
Mon/12 H. Berkowitz R/W. Hetzler (A) True (B) False

Tues/13 N. Turner E. Rothfuss
6. “Mustang” comes form the Spanish “mesteno” and refers to
Wed/14 D/V. Wray M. Burk (A) Specially bred cow ponies (B) Horses from Spain (C) A herd of
mixed ancestry
Thurs/15 G. Sayles L. Vavak
7. A “quirt” is a
Fri/16 P. Frank R. Augulis (A) Metal stirrup (B) Short whip (C) Bucking horse (D) Type of bit

Sat/17 D/V. Wray B.Saperstein
8. A horse has three natural “gaits”. Which one of these is not a gait?
Sun/18 I. Greico M/L. Utah (A) Walk (B) Trot (C) Gallop (D) Run

Mon/19 H. Berkowitz C. Gilmore 9. A “stocking” is
(A) The heavy sock a cowboy wears inside his boots (B) The white leg on
Tues/20 N. Turner E. Rothfuss a horse (C) A procedure for breeding

Wed/21 C. Borski M. Burk
10. In “Western” riding, you normally hold the reins with
Thrus/22 G. Sayles L. Vavak (A) Your left hand (B) Your right hand (C) Both hands

Fri/23 H. Perlman E. Schliepp 11 Saddles are made of wood and covered with leather
(A) True (B) False
Sat/24 D/V. Wray B.Saperstein
12. “English” saddles are heavier than “Western” saddles because they were
Sun/25 I. Grieco C.McGovern
originally designed to carry knights with their heavy armor:
Mon/26 H. Berkowitz C. Gilmore (A) True (B) False

Tues/27 N. Turner E. Rothfuss 13.Equipment for horseback riding is called:
(A) Gear (B) Ordnance (C) Tack
Wed/28 C. Borski M. Burk
14. To protect a horse’s back, a blanket is used. This is sometimes called a
Thurs/29 G. Sayles L. Vavak
(A) Concha (B) Corona (C) Picador (D) Tarrabee
Fri/30 P. Frank R. Augulis

Sat/31 D/V. Wray D/V. Wray (Answers to Quiz on Page 5)

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