📖 Word Bank

Use these terms throughout the entire worksheet!

✏️ Section A: Fill in the Blanks!

Use words from the Word Bank to complete each sentence.

1. The bony case that protects a horse's brain is called the _______________.

2. A horse uses its _______________ and _______________ to grind up hay and grass.

3. The long hair running along the top of a horse's neck is called the _______________.

4. The highest point on a horse's back, just behind the neck, is called the _______________.

5. A horse's _______________ protects its foot and helps it grip the ground.

6. The _______________ runs along the horse's back from neck to tail and supports the whole body.

7. A horse's _______________ pumps blood to every part of its body.

8. When a horse gallops, its _______________ take in huge amounts of air to keep it running.

9. The curved bones that wrap around and protect the organs are called _______________.

10. The _______________ connects the horse's head to its body and helps it balance.

11. The bony joint at the front of the horse's front leg is called the _______________.

12. Strong _______________ tissue pulls on bones to create movement and power.

🗺️ Section B: Label the Horse!

Write the correct word from the Word Bank next to each number below. Use the horse diagram to guide you!

Note: Write the word from the bank next to each number. Imagine the horse facing left — numbers go from head to tail!

🐴 [Horse outline diagram — label the parts below]

1. _______________ 2. _______________ 3. _______________ 4. _______________

5. _______________ 6. _______________ 7. _______________ 8. _______________

9. _______________ 10. _______________ 11. _______________ 12. _______________

🔗 Section C: Match the Clue!

Draw a line from each clue on the left to the correct body part on the right.

1. "I protect the brain up top!"

2. "I help the horse chew its hay."

3. "I'm the highest point on the back."

4. "I make a clip-clop sound on the ground."

5. "I pump blood through the whole body."

6. "I'm the long flowing hair on the back."

7. "I fill with air when the horse runs fast."

8. "I wave behind the horse as it gallops!"

skull

jaw

withers

hoof

heart

mane

lungs

tail

🔀 Section D: Mystery Mix-Up!

Unscramble each word to reveal a horse anatomy term from the Word Bank!

1. SREIHTW → _______________

2. LOSDUHRE → _______________

3. CKBAENOB → _______________

4. FHOO → _______________

5. LULSK → _______________

6. SLCMEU → _______________

7. SRIB → _______________

8. EMAN → _______________

🏕️ Section E: Camp Trainer Check!

Read each statement. Tick the box that matches what you think!

1. A horse's heart can weigh up to 5 kilograms.

True

Not Sure

False

2. The withers is measured to find a horse's height.

True

Not Sure

False

3. Horses have the same number of teeth their whole lives.

True

Not Sure

False

4. A horse's hoof is made of the same material as human fingernails (keratin).

True

Not Sure

False

5. Horses have two lungs, just like humans.

True

Not Sure

False

6. The backbone of a horse is flexible enough to let it roll over completely.

True

Not Sure

False

⭐ Sticker Score Checkpoints!

Ask your camp instructor to award stickers as you complete each section!

🌟 Checkpoint 1 — Sticker 1: Completed Sections A & B (Fill-in-the-Blanks + Label the Horse)

🌟 Checkpoint 2 — Sticker 2: Completed Sections C & D (Match the Clue + Mystery Mix-Up)

🌟 Checkpoint 3 — Sticker 3: Completed Section E (Camp Trainer Check)

🏅 ADVENTURE BADGE ZONE 🏅

Circle the badge below if you completed ALL sections — you're an official Camp Horse Anatomy Expert!

🐴🎖️🐴

🔑 Teacher Answer Key

(Detach or fold before distributing to campers.)

Section A: 1-skull, 2-teeth/jaw, 3-mane, 4-withers, 5-hoof, 6-backbone, 7-heart, 8-lungs, 9-ribs, 10-neck, 11-knee, 12-muscle

Section B (suggested labels 1–12): 1-skull, 2-jaw, 3-teeth, 4-neck, 5-mane, 6-withers, 7-shoulder, 8-ribs, 9-backbone, 10-heart/lungs (internal), 11-tail, 12-hoof

Section C: 1-skull, 2-jaw, 3-withers, 4-hoof, 5-heart, 6-mane, 7-lungs, 8-tail

Section D: 1-withers, 2-shoulder, 3-backbone, 4-hoof, 5-skull, 6-muscle, 7-ribs, 8-mane

Section E: 1-True, 2-True, 3-False (they change as foals grow), 4-True, 5-True, 6-False (horse spines are not very flexible)

Horse Anatomy Adventure

🐴 Horse Anatomy: Build-a-Horse Challenge!

📖 Word Bank

✏️ Section A: Fill in the Blanks!

🗺️ Section B: Label the Horse!

🔗 Section C: Match the Clue!

🔀 Section D: Mystery Mix-Up!

🏕️ Section E: Camp Trainer Check!

⭐ Sticker Score Checkpoints!

🔑 Teacher Answer Key

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