Saturday, April 7, 2012

Post 3 - Vocabulary

1. Word / Phrase: Whoa 
Meaning: Tells the horse to stop
Context: I heard my supervisor make this sound when she needs the horse to stop movement.


2. Word / Phrase: Walk on
Meaning: Tells the horse to walk
Context: I heard my supervisor say "walk on" when she needs the horse to move. 


3. Word / Phrase: Trot on
Meaning: Tells the horse to run slowly, like jogging.
Context: My supervisor say this word when she wants the rider to sit up and down on the horse.


4. Word / Phrase: Roll
Meaning: Horses need to roll themselves on the ground  before they start to work. 
Context: The first day I went to the stable, I saw horses rolled on the ground, and other volunteers told me that they need to roll for relaxing. 


5. Word / Phrase: mane
Meaning: The hair on horse's neck and back. 
Context: After riders get on the horse, my supervisor usually ask them to name parts of horse's body. So I know some words about horse's body.