Ranching History and Legendary Horses Quiz
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How did Grandpa's horses behave, according to the narrator?

  • Were kept in stables and not let out
  • Were aggressive and difficult to handle
  • Moved delicately, as if guided by the rider's thoughts (correct)
  • Remained stationary most of the time
  • What did Grandpa do with the horses when he had no need for them?

  • Kept them in a separate ranch
  • Trained them for racing
  • Donated them to a horse sanctuary
  • Sold the ones with value and set the rest loose (correct)
  • What did Richard call the wild horses on the mountain?

  • Grandpa's legacy horses
  • Mountain stallions
  • Dog-food horses (correct)
  • Legendary horses
  • What did Luke, Richard, and the narrator help Grandpa do once a year?

    <p>Round up horses for auction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened to the horses that were rounded up by Grandpa and taken to town?

    <p>They were sold for slaughter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the approach of the narrator and his brothers towards the feral horses?

    <p>They spent days earning the horse's trust before touching it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the narrator and his brothers name the horses they hoped to tame?

    <p>Descriptive names, not sentimental ones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the reaction of the horses when the saddle was brought out?

    <p>The horse would toss its head suddenly and with violence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the behavior of the large copper stallion when it encountered the corral fence?

    <p>It smashed through the corral fence as if it weren't there</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the narrator react when thrown from the horses?

    <p>He righted himself in an instant and skittered to the safety of a tree</p> Signup and view all the answers

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