Vocabulary Practice: Horses

Horses don't have feet like people do; they have ..........
flippers
hooves
boots
paws

Unlike people, horses can sleep while standing upright or while ......... down.
lying
stretching
running
climbing

Like lions, horses have distinctive .......... These are long hairs around the animals' necks.
tail
hooves
paws
manes

Horses come in many colors and sizes. A common name for a small, mature horse is a ..........
birdie
duckling
heifer
pony

Horses have extremely good ......... that they use to watch for predators.
hearing
taste
smell
eyesight

There is a whole, separate language for technical horse terms. The term "withers," which refers to the point where the horse's neck meets its back, is one example of the ......... used by people heavily involved with horses.
similes
paragraphs
jargon
metaphors

Often, the ......... of the horse is a large factor in how much money a horse costs. This defines what type of horse it is and what genetic traits it has.
painting
breed
flock
institution

People often put u-shaped pieces of metal on the bottom of horses' hooves to protect them. These are called horse ..........
sweaters
hats
pants
shoes

Horses are ......... to zebras and donkeys. All three of these have the same scientific family but each has a separate genus.
masters
different
related
identical

One very popular sport involving this animal is horse .......... People often bet money on which horse will prove to be the fastest and cross the finish line first.
tracking
racing
speeding
swimming