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Horse Anatomy Adventure Quest

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Horse Anatomy Adventure Quest

Explore the parts of a horse’s body, what they do, and a few surprising horse facts. Use the body-part list in the first section and the numbered body-part key to help you. Word bank: mane, withers, barrel, leg, hoof, shoulder, eye, rump, neck, heart, tail, hip, chest.

Body-part clues

Choose a word from the bank for each clue. Use each word once. Word bank: mane · withers · barrel · leg · hoof · shoulder · eye · rump · neck · heart

1.A horse’s long hair grows along the top of its neck. What is this hair called?
2.What is the raised area where a horse’s neck meets its back? It is used when measuring a horse’s height.
3.Which body part is the broad, rounded middle of a horse’s body?
4.Name the body part a horse uses to stand and move its body forward.
5.What is the hard covering on the bottom of a horse’s foot called?
6.Which body part joins a horse’s front leg to its body?
7.Which body part helps a horse see?
8.What is the rounded back end of a horse called?
9.Which body part connects a horse’s head to its body?
10.Which organ pumps blood around a horse’s body?

Explore the horse

Use this numbered body-part key to answer the questions: 1—head; 2—neck; 3—shoulder; 4—withers; 5—chest; 6—barrel; 7—hip; 8—rump; 9—leg; 10—hoof.

11.In the numbered body-part key, which body part is number 1?
12.In the numbered body-part key, which body part is number 2?
13.In the numbered body-part key, which body part is number 3?
14.In the numbered body-part key, which body part is number 4?
15.In the numbered body-part key, which body part is number 5?
16.In the numbered body-part key, which body part is number 6?
17.In the numbered body-part key, which body part is number 7?
18.In the numbered body-part key, which body part is number 8?
19.In the numbered body-part key, which body part is number 9?
20.In the numbered body-part key, which body part is number 10?

Body-part function grid

Choose six words from the grid: one body part for seeing, three that help with movement, and two that protect or support the body. Use each word only once.

EYE

HOOF

MANE

LEG

BARREL

SHOULDER

TAIL

RUMP

WITHERS

NECK

HIP

CHEST

21.Which grid word names the body part a horse uses to see?
22.Choose three grid words that name body parts helping a horse move. Give three different answers.
23.Choose two grid words for parts of a horse’s trunk that protect or contain important organs. Give two different answers.

Match each part to its job

Connect each body part to the job it does.

24.Match each horse body part with its main job.
  • Eye
  • Hoof
  • Withers
  • Barrel
  • Shoulder
  • Rump
  • Neck
  • Mane
  • Hair that grows along the top of the neck
  • Body area that holds important organs, including the lungs
  • Hard covering that protects the foot
  • Helps the horse see
  • Helps move the front leg
  • Landmark used to measure a horse’s height
  • Muscular area that helps power the hind legs
  • Connects the head to the body

Horse facts: true or false?

Decide whether each statement is true or false.

25.Horse height is often measured in hands. One hand is about 10 centimetres.
TrueFalse
26.A horse can rest while standing because special structures in its legs help it stay upright.
TrueFalse
27.A horse has one stomach.
TrueFalse
28.The tough material in a horse’s hoof is keratin, the same type of material found in human fingernails.
TrueFalse
29.Horses have the largest eyes of any land mammal.
TrueFalse
30.A horse’s withers are just above its hoof.
TrueFalse
Draw and colour a badge that celebrates what you learned about horse body parts. Add the words “Horse Anatomy Expert.”

5 printable pages

  • Horse Anatomy Adventure Quest, page 1 of 5: Body-part clues

    Page 1

  • Horse Anatomy Adventure Quest, page 2 of 5: Explore the horse

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  • Horse Anatomy Adventure Quest, page 3 of 5: Body-part function grid

    Page 3

  • Horse Anatomy Adventure Quest, page 4 of 5: Match each part to its job, Horse facts: true or false?

    Page 4

  • Horse Anatomy Adventure Quest, page 5 of 5: 26. A horse can rest while standing because special structures in its legs help it stay…

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