BEST Vocabulary Words for IELTS – 627

Dressage: the art of riding and training a horse in a manner that develops obedience, flexibility, and balance.

Sentence: Olympic horse events include show jumping and dressage

Saddle: a leather seat on a horse:

Sentence: She saddled her pony and went riding.

Hoof: the hard part on the bottom of the feet of animals such as horses, sheep, and deer

Sentence: She was galloping across a field and her horse put a hoof down a rabbit hole.

Mane: the long, thick hair that grows along the top of a horse’s neck

Sentence: She spent ages braiding her horse’s mane.

Colt: a young male animal of the horse family.

Sentence: A ragged colt may make a good horse.

Bareback: without a saddle on the back of a horse that is being ridden

Sentence: she prefers to ride her horse bareback”

Endurance riding: someone who rides a horse in races over long distances

Sentence: With endurance riding it takes several miles to warm up and get comfortable

Fetlock: the part of a horse’s leg at the back, just above the foot, where longer hair grows

Sentence: The majority of the injuries involved a fetlock joint. ·

Canter: a speed of movement on a horse that is quite fast but easy and comfortable,

Sentence: The horses cantered across the grass

Farrier: a person who makes and fits metal plates for horses’ feet

Sentence: The hooves, should be regularly trimmed every six weeks by the farrier.

Dismount: to get off a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle

Sentence: Her very first thought upon dismounting was for the winning rider

Bridle: the headgear used to control a horse, consisting of buckled straps to which a bit and reins are attached.

Sentence: It is the bridle and spur that make a good horse.