--- title: Farm animals and horses — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Farm animals and horses», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Farm animals are big, strong and easily frightened, and most are prey animals whose first idea when scared is to run, kick or push. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/) / Farm animals and horses # Farm animals and horses Lesson 28 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 21 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/0/) — Farm animals are big, strong and easily frightened, and most are prey animals whose first idea when scared is to run, kick or push. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/1/) — A horse has eyes on the sides of its head, so it sees almost all around, but it has a blind spot right behind it and just in front of its nose; if something surprises it from behind, it may kick hard. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/2/) — That is why you never walk behind a horse: approach from the side towards its shoulder, talk softly so it knows you are there, and feed a treat only from a flat open hand. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/3/) — Cows with young calves can be very protective; walkers in fields should keep away from calves, close gates behind them and never walk between a cow and her calf. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/4/) — After touching farm animals, at a petting farm or anywhere, always wash your hands with soap and water, because animals can carry germs such as E. coli that make people very ill. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/5/) — Walkers in England crossed a field with cows and their calves while their dog ran ahead; the cows charged and knocked one of the walkers down, injuring him. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/6/) — A girl in Kentucky walked right behind a horse without speaking; it was startled, kicked out and bruised her leg badly. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/7/) — Never walk behind a horse, because it may kick if surprised. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/8/) — A horse cannot see directly behind itself or right in front of its nose. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/9/) — Approach a horse from the side, near its shoulder, and talk softly as you come. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/10/) — Feed a horse a treat from a flat, open hand so your fingers are not bitten by mistake. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/11/) — Always wear a riding helmet when you ride a horse or pony. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/12/) — Cows with calves can charge people and dogs to protect their young. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/13/) — Never walk between a cow and her calf. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/14/) — If cattle chase a walker with a dog, the walker should let go of the lead so both can get away. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/15/) — Always close farm gates behind you so animals cannot escape. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/16/) — Wash your hands with soap and water after touching farm animals. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/17/) — Farm animals can carry germs, such as E. coli, that can make people very ill. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/18/) — Do not climb into pens or fields with animals unless the farmer says you may. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/19/) — Cows with calves can be very protective and can trample people. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/20/) — A horse's kick is strong enough to break bones. - ← previous: [Caring for pets](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/27-caring-for-pets/) - next →: [Wild birds, bats and germs from animals](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/29-germs-from-animals/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)