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Fell Pony Quiz 2.

Have you read these Fell history topics: Monastic; 15th & 16th C; 17th & 18th C; early 19th C; late 19th C; 20th C; The Wild Fells?

Check your knowledge here, but remember - there are lots of pages, so read carefully!

1 What was the name of Sir Gawain's grey horse that was killed in "The Adventures of Arthur"?

a
Gwenda
b
Freson
c
Grisell
d
Kay

2 What is the usual date of the Fell Pony Stallion Show?

a second or third Saturday in May
b second or third Saturday in June
c second or third Saturday in March
d second or third Saturday in April

3 What was the name of the order of monks who lived and worked at Shap Abbey?

a
Cistercian
b
Premonstratensian
c
Gilbertine
d
Benedictine

4 Which order of monks favoured grey ponies?

a
Cistercian
b
Gilbertine
c
Benedictine
d
Premonstratensian

5 What was a "rakker"?

a
a man who worked hay with a rake
b
a nuisance
c
a comfortable long-distance pony

6 Trotting Comet came to Cumberland from Shropshire to race against Fells in the 1850s. What breed of horse is he believed to have been?

a
thoroughbred racehorse
b
standardbred trotter
c
Welsh cob
d
gypsy cob

7 What fault can be seen in Merry Maid who won a brood mare show class in 1910?

a

cow hocked
b
ewe necked
c
calf kneed
d
cock throttled
to top

8 Which Museum owns the pack pony bell collar whose sound you can hear in the 17th C topic?

a
Tullie House, Carlisle
b
Kendal Museum
c
Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry
d
Penrith Museum

9 When pack ponies were travelling why weren't they tied together?

a
they liked to stay in their group
b
they preferred to stay on a well trodden path
c
it was safer not to have them tied in case one slipped and pulled others down
d
all of these
10 Which equestrian organisation gives people with severely limited mobility the chance to "be taller than the people around them"?
a
Riding and Driving for the Disabled
b
British Show Jumping Association
c
Pony Trekking Association
d
Endurance Horse and Pony Society