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Ankle |
The hock, or gambrel, is the tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, cat, or dog. It is the anatomical homologue of the ankle of the human foot.
Although the tarsus refers specifically to the bones and joints of the hock, most...
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The back describes the area of horse anatomy where the saddle goes, and in popular usage extends to include the loin or lumbar region behind the thoracic vertebrae that also is crucial to a horse's weight-carrying ability. These two sections of the...
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| x Fetlock |
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Third metacarpal bone |
Fetlock is the common name for the metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints (MCPJ and MTPJ) of the horse. It is formed by the junction of the third metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bones (common name: the cannon bones)...
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| x Chestnut |
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The chestnut, also known as a night eye, is a callousity on the body of a horse or other equine, found on the inner side of the leg above the knee on the foreleg and, if present, below the hock on the hind leg.
Chestnuts vary in size and shape and...
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| x Rump |
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The rump or croup, in the external morphology of an animal, is the portion of the posterior dorsum that is posterior to the loins and anterior to the tail. Anatomically, the rump corresponds to the sacrum.
The tailhead or dock is the beginning of...
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| x Frog |
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Horse hoof |
The frog is a part of a horse's hoof, located on the underside, which should touch the ground if the horse is standing on soft footing. The frog is triangular in shape, and extends from the heels to mid-way toward the toe, covering around 25% of the...
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| x Mane |
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The mane is the hair that grows from the top of the neck of a horse or other equine, reaching from the poll to the withers, and includes the forelock or foretop. It is thicker and coarser than the rest of the horse's coat, and naturally grows to...
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| x Poll |
The poll is a name of the part of an animal's head, alternatively referencing a point immediately behind or right between the ears. This area of the anatomy is of particular significance for the horse.
Specifically, the "poll" refers to the...
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| x Withers |
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The withers is the ridge between the shoulder blades of a four-legged animal. In many species it is the tallest point of the body, and in horses and dogs it is the standard place to measure the animal's height (in contrast, cattle are normally...
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| x Forelock |
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Mane |
The forelock is a part of a horse's mane, that grows from the animal's poll and falls between the ears and onto the forehead. Some equines, such as ponies, have a naturally thick forelock, while other breeds (such as many Thoroughbreds) have a...
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| x Horse hoof |
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Toe |
The hoof of the horse encases the second and third phalanx of the lower limbs, analogous to the fingertip or toe tip of a human. The hoof wall is a much larger, thicker and stronger version of the human fingernail or toenail, made up of...
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| x coronet band | Horse hoof | |||
| x wall | Horse hoof | |||
| x toe | Horse hoof | |||
| x quarter | Horse hoof | |||
| x heel | Horse hoof | |||
| x bulb | Horse hoof | |||
| x Pastern |
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Horse hoof |
The pastern is a part of the horse between the fetlock joint and the hoof, or between the wrist and forepaw of a dog. It is the equivalent to the two largest bones found in the human finger. It was famously mis-defined by Dr Johnson in his...
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| x Coffin bone |
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Horse hoof | Middle finger |
The pedal bone, commonly known as the coffin bone (U.S.), is the bottomost bone in the equine leg and is encased by the hoof capsule. Also known as the distal phalange, third phalange, third phalanx, or "P3".
Despite the protection provided by the...
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| x Barrel | Chest |
The main body area of the horse, including the rib cage and internal organs.
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| x Crest | Neck | Neck |
The upper portion of the neck, where the mane grows.
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| x Dock | Horse Tail | Coccyx |
The point where the tail connects to the horse's body.
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| x Stifle joint |
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horse leg | Knee |
The stifle joint is a complex joint in the hind limbs of quadruped mammals such as the sheep, horse or dog. It is the equivalent joint to the human knee. It is often the largest synovial joint in the body.
The stifle joint consists of the...
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