Thematic Vocabulary Unit NÂș 278 Version 1
Ride
- ride |n| a journey made on horseback, on a bicycle or motorcycle, or in a vehicle. Syn: trip, journey, drive, run, excursion, outing, jaunt, road trip, lift
- "Did you enjoy your ride?"
- warm up |n| run until the normal working temperature is reached
- "We warmed up the car for a few minutes."
- slow paced |adj| proceeding at a rate less than usual or desired.
- "I didn't agree with him, but we continuel our journey at a slow pace."
- staying power |n| the ability to continue doing something difficult or turing until it is finished.
- "When you go on a journey with a horse you need staying power, he said."
Elements Related to Riding
- sleigh |n| a sled drawn by horses or reindeer, especially one used for passengers.
- "Dog sleds and horse drawn sleighs are also available."
- "On the day before Christmas I went to the stable in the village to hire a horse and sleigh for the trip."
- barn |n| an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals.
- "Come in, she said. "I heard the sleigh bells.. Did you put your horse in the barn?""
- stable |n| a building set apart and adapted for keeping horses.
- "They walked their horses back to the stables and then handed them off to the stable boys."
About Horses
- "Now I said, what we should have is a fast horse, so that we can reach our destination before the storm."
- pony |n| a horse of a small breed, especially one whose height at the withers is below 14 hands 2 inches (58 inches).
- "He conducted his study using 62 horses and ponies of mixed breeds, from Cob to Connemara, aged between two and 30 years of age."
- roan |n| denoting an animal, especially a horse or cow, having a coat of a main color thickly interspersed with hairs of another color, typically bay, chestnut, or black mixed with white.
- "He was a big roan, powerful and steady, but he wasn't very fast."
- "Gualtero rounded the corner leading the horses - his palomino stallion, Sullivan's buckskin mare, and a third horse, a roan mare with a creamy blond mane and tail."
- strong |n| having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks.
- "What we need is a strong horse that can take us there whether there is a storm or not."
- trotter |n| a horse that has been trained to trot in races.
- "A fast trotter is okay for a mile or two, but if you have to go into the country in winter, I prefer a house like this."
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