Black Beauty - Introduction

Black Beauty is a story about a beautiful black horse, from his early days as a colt until his old days, from a beautiful and quiet life in the country to the nasty and busy streets of the city. The author of the story is Anna Sewell, who wrote this story to show how magnificent horses are and how badly they were mistreated. Her hopes is that by giving this horse a voice in the story, she is giving a voice to all animals and that humans should treat them with love, care and respect because they too derserve it.

Black Beauty Puzzle No 1 - Anatomy of a Horse Jigsaw Puzzle

DOWN:
1. The foot of the horse with tough outside covering that comes into contact with the ground.
2. The main body area of the horse, enclosing the rib cage and the major internal organs.
3. The part that sticks out and can be moved at the back of the body of the horse.
6. The long hair on the neck of a horse
8. The joint between the top and bottom part of the leg where it bends in the middle.

ACROSS:
4. The part of the face above the eyes and below the hair.
5. The bony prominence lying between the ears. Except for the ears, it is the highest point on the horses body when it is standing with its head up.
6. The chin, mouth, and nostrils of the horse's face.
7. The part of the body between the head and the shoulder.
9. The upper portion of the neck where the mane grows.