The Hippology Contest consists of a written quiz of 25 questions, a horse judging and selection portion, and an identification section. The quiz portion is typically multiple choice, matching, or true/false in nature. Below are links to two past Fairfax County Hippology Quizzes and one State Quiz.  Record your answers with paper and pencil and then click the “Answers” link to see how well you’ve done.

 

Junior Fairfax County Hippology Quiz 2001

 

Senior Fairfax County Hippology Quiz 2000

 

Virginia State Hippology Quiz 2000

 

The exams were compiled using the approved sources. A question followed by H denotes citation from a page in The Horse; HIH refers to the Horse Industry Handbook.

 

American Youth Horse Council, Inc. Horse Industry Handbook: A Guide to Equine Care and Management. Lexington: 1993.

 

Evans, J. Warren., et al. The Horse. 2nd ed. New York: W.  H. Freeman and Company, 1990.

 

 

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