Cumberland Farmers Hunt South Area Quiz practice

• Area Quiz Rounds 2025 The rounds for 2025 Area quiz will be out of the list below: MINI SECTION: Questions will be based on the Care and Riding sections of the E, D and D+ Pony Club Tests and Mini Horsemanship Achievement badges. QUESTION ROUNDS: A paper of 10 questions with multiple choice answers: • The Pony Club: Questions based on Structure, Governance, History, Competitions, Tests and Badges. • Ridden Theory: Questions based on the theory of riding – for example pressure/release, application of aids, rider position etc. ACTIVITY GAMES • Headbands: Basic needs of a pony winter and summer – One member must guess what is on their headband by asking their team closed questions. • Audio/Visual: Loading – Teams will watch a video and answer questions based on the video content . WORD GAMES • The Healthy Pony: Cards with signs of good and ill health will be on the table, the cards need to be paired up by the symptom of ill health and its corresponding good health sign. • Wordsearch: Safety – taken from the safety sections of the syllabuses and safety Mini Badges. IDENTIFICATION ROUNDS • British Native breeds of pony: Identify British native breeds, what their jobs are, where they are from, colours markings etc. • Grooming: Know how to use and identify grooming kit, to include questions on clipping, trimming and plaiting. JUNIOR/SENIOR SECTION: Questions to be based on the Care and Riding sections of the C, C+ and B Tests, and achievement badges. QUESTION ROUNDS: The Question rounds will be a paper of 10 questions with multiple choice answers: • The Pony Club: Questions based on Structure, Governance, History, Competitions, Tests and Badges. • Ridden Theory: Questions based on the theory of riding, application of aids, rider position, scales of training, related and pole distances etc. • Understanding What Your Pony Needs: questions based on enrichment, environment, and the mental and physical needs of horses and ponies. ACTIVITY GAMES • Headbands: Management of Horses – One member must guess what is on their headband by asking their team closed questions. • Audio/Visual: Lameness – video clips of sound and lame horses, identify if lameness is present and on which leg. WORD GAMES • Crossword Puzzle: Safety – Taken from the safety sections of the syllabuses and safety Achievement Badges. • Match the pairs : Equine Health and First Aid – Cards with signs of good and ill health, injury and action, scenario and action, will be on the table, the cards need to be paired up IDENTIFICATION ROUNDS • D&H Pots Feeding: ID photos/samples of feed, forage items, grains etc • Bits: Identify bits • British Native breeds of pony: Identify British native breeds, what their jobs are, where they are from, colours marking Eligibility: TeamsMini Section– Teams of four- Ages to be 10 years and under on the 1st of January of competition year, with one member to be 8 years and under.
• Junior/Senior Section– Teams of four- must have two junior members ( ages to be 13 years and under ) and then two of any age up to 25.
• The competition comprises of a Mini and Junior/Senior competition. All teams can be made up with one member only who has also competed at another level in this year’s competition provided they are eligible. Complete teams may not compete at more than one level.

Ideally we would rather have teams of four, but if you cannot get a 4th member then we will allow teams of 3 to Area and Final Competition. If you have a team of 3 then the ages rule apply: Mini- Ages to be 10 years and under on the 1st of January of competition year, with one member must be 8 years and under. Junior/Senior- Must have one member to be aged 13 years and under and the other two can be any age up to 25 . All ages will be taken from the 1st January of the competition year.