ELKRIDGE HARFORD HUNT PONY CLUB

"Think of riding as a science, but love it as an art."

Our New Year Puzzle

This Game isn't easy, but Fun!

May/June - A coloring page!

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April Riddle

A black horse jumps over a castle and lands on a little white man, who disappears. Why does he disappear?  Come on, kids, think...even ask your parents.

March 2008

The word STABLE is written just ONCE
in the grid below... Can you find it??

(HINT: words go in ALL directions!)

 

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February 2008

F U N B R A I N . C O M
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1  W   S   O   H   I   Q   T   A   C   K   B   O   X   Y   Z   A   I 
2  B   I   L   M   Q   A   D   P   H   A   R   F   O   R   D   E   O 
3  F   E   N   I   U   L   M   A   P   E   L   K   R   I   D   G   E 
4  O   O   D   E   I   P   O   L   O   C   R   O   S   S   E   L   J 
5  X   E   U   A   Z   R   S   M   N   U   T   R   I   T   I   O   N 
6  H   D   R   E   S   S   A   G   E   R   D   V   F   T   N   G   E 
7  U   Q   Y   Z   A   I   U   W   S   C   O   H   I   B   N   J   E 
8  N   U   O   P   C   X   T   U   K   L   A   R   S   O   P   C   X 
9  T   T   U   K   L   M   R   D   V   I   F   T   N   G   U   F   U 
10  I   N   B   R   A   I   N   W   S   P   O   H   I   Q   Y   Z   A 
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13  D   V   F   T   N   G   E   O   Q   N   Y   Z   A   I   U   W   S 
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Pony Club
 HIDDEN WORDS
ELKRIDGE
HARFORD
DRESSAGE
CLIPPING
TACKBOX
NUTRITION
QUIZ
POLOCROSSE
FOXHUNTING
POCOCK

January 2008

RIDDLE-ME-RE
 

My first is in skin but not found in face,
My second's in time but never in place.
My third is in room but never in space,
My fourth is in spice and also in mace.
My fifth's not in blue but it is found in sky,
My sixth's not in rude but it is found in shy.
My seventh's in oil, my eight is in fuel,
My ninth is in meal but never in gruel.
My whole is a place where the riders all came,
To participate in the World Equestrian Games.

Solution - Ask Katie Doherty -she answered it first, thus winning the prize!

A Quiz Puzzle

 
) Which would you not use on your horse

a) Body

b) Water

c) Curry

d) Dandy

2) Which is the odd one out

a) Running

b) Standing

c) Irish

d) Grakle

3) Which is not a native British breed

a) Dartmoor

b) New forest

c) Appaloosa

d) Fell

4) Which is not a type of boot

a) Brushing

b) Butcher

c) Hock

d) Overreach

5) Which does not concern the coat

a) Hunter

b) Hog

c) Blanket

d) Trace

6) Which is an artificial aid

a) Legs

b) Voice

c) Whip

d) Seat

7) Which is the odd one out

a) Head

b) Tail

c) Stable

d) Exercise

8) Which is the odd one out

a) Girth gall

b) Capped elbow

c) Sore back

d) Fistulous withers

 

9) Which of these does not involve the foot

a) Colic

b) Thrush

c) Canker

d) Corn

10) Which of these would be considered a dry feed

a) Hay

b) Lucerne

c) Carrots

d) Sugar beet

11) Which is the odd one out

a) Set fast

b) Azoturia

c) Haemoglobinuria

d) Strangles

12) Which of these is a fungal infection

a) Ringworm

b) Roundworm

c) Redwrom

d) Whipworm

13) A horse with a belly line that slopes sharply up from the girth to the saddle is called

a) Thin

b) Roach backed

c) Cod bellied

d) Herring gutted

14) Which of these is OK for a horse to eat

a) Yew

b) Laburnum

c) Hemlock

d) Timothy

15) Which of these is not on the face

a) Snip

b) Stripe

c) Sock

d) Blaze

 

The oldest horse was named Old Billy. He was a cross breed, he was born in 1760 and he lived to be 62.

Thoroughbred Series Crossword Puzzle


Clues:

ACROSS:
1. A horse's father.
2. Gave a horse illegal drugs to affect the outcome of a race (track slang)
3. Equipment used to ride and train horses such as the saddle and bridle.
4. A horse that is one year old.
5. A horse's mother.
6. A female horse over four years old.
7. The nose and lips of a horse.
8. What jockeys wear when they race.
9. The side on which a rider mounts a horse.
10. Walk, trot, canter, and gallop.
11. A male horse over four years old.
12. A male horse less than four years old.

DOWN:
1. A place where a horse is kept during the night.
13. A small horse, usually ridden by children.
14. An enclosed area where horses are saddled before a race.
15. Most horses labeled white are really this color.
16. A broad, white strip on a horse's face.
17. A horseback rider.
18. A young horse that's not fully trained.
19. A female horse less than four years old.
20. Knocking down a pole or part of a jump during competition.
21. A baby horse less than one year old.

Anyone can ride a horse, but it takes true knowledge to be a rider! - One of our own moms (Thanks!)

 

CrosswordPuzzleWords To Describe Horses

ACROSS

Start from the top down. Left side before right.

1.Separated from his mother
2.Mature male
3.Mother
4.Breeding male
5.Young female

DOWN

Start from the top down. Left side before right.

1.Young male
2.Under 14.2 hands
3.Castrated male
4.Mature female
5.Over 14.2 hands

    
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
                                                     
                                                     
                                                                                         
                                   
                                                                                               
                                                                             
                                                                                                           

 

October's Pony Puzzle!

Can you find ALL the words listed below, hidden in the puzzle?
They run forwards, backwards, up, down and diagonally.

You will be left with 9 letters that spell out another special horsey word.

 

WORD LIST

BAY, BIT, BOOT,

BRIDLE, CANTER,

COLT, EYE, FANCY,

FILLY, FLOAT, FOAL,

GAIT, GALLOP,

GELDING, GIRTH,

HACK, HAY, HOOF,

HORSELOVERS,

MARE, OATS,

SADDLE, PASTERN,

PINTO, PONIES, REINS,

ROAN, RODEO,

SHETLAND, SHOD,

SHOW, STALL,

STALLION, TROT, VET.

 

 

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The leftover letters spell ........................................................