Horses 'Paw' at the ground, Dont they?

[Brontie]

Today, as an English task we had to write about being in a photo that had horses in. I described them pawing at the muddy river bed.
He then called me Silly, and said that horses don't have paws, they have hooves/Hoofs?

I always thought a Horse paws at the ground when impatient?
I am right arent I?..

 

[Munchkin]

He = teacher?

Yes, they do. I remember at school referring to "equestrians" (people) and being corrected on that, but to this day I know I was right!

 

[Brontie]

Yes, he being teacher

 

[Guinness]

Yes you are right

Also when they are playing...or mine does anyway!

 

[3Beasties]

Yes it's right, I still think it sounds silly though even though I use it myself

It just sounds wrong

 

[NikkiF]

And what did he suggest you put instead?? Hoofing at the ground

 

[guisbrogal]

According to the The Collins Dictionary:

Paw: to scrape or contaminate with with the paws or feet

Silly teacher! Tell him to go back to school!

 

[Three]

You're right.

E-mail him a link....

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/paw

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

What a prune! You can tell him my Der Brain story too if it helps him to get his head round things. Many people post on here about Pig Oil and Sulphur - well, just the sound of it put me off because I thought pig oil must come from pigs so Sunny would smell like a rancid bacon sandwich in hot weather. Er - NOOO! Can't remember who it was that told me pig oil no more comes from a pig than baby oil comes from a baby. PSML! Tell your teacher x

 

[jules89]

tell him to hoof off as you're right