Mystery Boxes
Fill in the boxes by following the clues below. The letters in the blue shaded boxes will reveal
some words. Write these on the lines below the boxes.
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1. Horses over the
age of 12 are called
this.
1. To cut a horse’s
coat.
1. When a horse
stands briefly on its
hind legs.
2. Make a mash with
this food.
2. Clips onto a
horse’s halter,
lead _ _ _ _
3. Small marking on
a horse’s face.
3. A game played in
chukkas.
3. A donkey makes
this noise.
4. Type of bit that
has a chain.
4. A rider’s contact in
the saddle.
4. A farm building
which animals are
housed in.
2. Short white leg
marking.
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1. A two-beat gait.
2. When leaving the
paddock, make sure
you shut the _ _ _ _.
3. The joint on the
hind legs.
4. When a horse
kicks its hind legs in
the air.
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1. Shock absorber
beneath the hoof.
2. Horses usually do
this after you wash
them!
1. A bruise in the
hoof between the
heel and the wall.
2. A horse under
14.2hh.
3. Elderly horses
sometimes develop a
dippy _ _ _ _ back.
3. The part of the
horse between the
flank and the dock.
4. Puffy fetlock
swelling, wind _ _ _ _.
4. Another name for
the horn of a western
saddle.
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1. A horse with a
blue-grey coat is
called a _ _ _ _ roan.
1. A horse’s foot.
1. To clean out a
stall, _ _ _ _ out.
2. Walk next to a
horse with a halter
and _ _ _ _ rope.
2. Our hands, seat
and legs are these.
2. These help hold
the horse shoes on
the hoof.
3. The left side of the
horse is also called
the _ _ _ _ side.
3. The part of the
bridle that goes in
the horse’s mouth.
(Plural of the word)
3. The headpiece is a
_ _ _ _ of the bridle.
4. The ‘skeleton’ of
the saddle.
4. A material needed
for a dressage arena.
4. The part of the
horse around the
nostril area.
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AIDS
BARN
BITS
BLUE
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BUCK
CLIP
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