Crossword: All About Horses - Part 1
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Flashcards: Crossword: All About Horses - Part 1
Word Bank
| barn | brand | bridle | cannon bone | |||
| equestrian | flask, canteen | gelding | halter | |||
| herd | hoofs (horse) | lasso | lengthen, extend | |||
| loosen | manure | mare | noseband | |||
| pad, mat | riders | saddled | spirit, strength | |||
| stakes | stirrup | to gallop | to graze | |||
| to trot | whinny, neigh |
| Across | Down | |
|---|---|---|
| 4. There was a drumming of ----- as the rider approached. | 1. your foot rests in this | |
| 8. Many pulled up ---- from the East to go West. | 2. a horses call to another horse | |
| 9. vigor, vivacity | 3. cannon bone: a bone in hoofed mammals that extends from the knee or hock to the fetlock (4 Words) | |
| 10. a castrated male horse (2 Words) | 5. involved with horses | |
| 12. hay, corn, oats, grass | 6. Have you seen a ----- of wild mustangs? (2 Words) | |
| 15. can be used under the saddle for protection | 7. it consists of the headstall, bit and reins (4 Words) | |
| 16. The Pony Express ----- were young and not married. (2 Words) | 10. drink container | |
| 18. (He, preterit) ----- his horse. | 11. Children can learn to ----- a horse? | |
| 19. female horse | 13. No one likes to pick up ----! | |
| 21. (Tú, singular, informal command) ----- the stirrup. | 14. passes over the nose and under the chin | |
| 22. (Ellos, plural, informal command) ----- the cinch. | 17. He worked in a large hay -----. (2 Words) | |
| 23. run at a medium speed | 20. a mark made by burning with a hot iron | |
| 24. it fits behind the ears and around the horse’s muzzle | ||
| 25. run at a high speed |
16 Answers
24 across - halter - cabestro
No. 5 - involved with horses - ecuestre - equestrian
25. across => to gallop = galopar
6 - down - herd - la manada
1 down stirrup = estribo
4 across hoofs (hooves) = cascos
17. Down He worked in a large hay barn. (el granero)
¡Estaban trabajando muy duro para hacer que las caras uno con el otro en el granero!
They were working very hard at making faces with one another in the barn!
¡Estaban trabajando muy duro, haciéndose caras el uno al otro en el granero!
They were working very hard, making faces at each other in the barn!
13 down--manure > estiercol
18. across => saddled = ensilló
He saddled his horse. / El ensilló su caballo.
15. can be used under the saddle for protection -> colchoneta =
pad, mat
9. vigor, vivacity = brio
16. Across
The Pony Express riders were young and not married.
Los jinetes del Pony Express eran jóvenes y no casados.
10. across - gelding - caballo castrado
a castrated male horse
un caballo macho castrado
2. down - neigh = relincha
10. Down - drink container canteen, flask - cantimplora
Las cantimploras primitivas se hacen a veces de calabazas ahuecadas como una calabaza, o fueron bolsas de cuero.
Primitive canteens were sometimes made of hollowed-out gourds such as a calabash, or were bags made of leather.
