Blaze: a wide white stripe down the middle of the face. Strip, stripe, or race: a narrow white stripe down the middle of the face. Bald face: a very wide blaze, extending to or past the eyes. What does a snip on a horse look like? A snip is a Read more…
tail. The area at the top of the tail is called the dock. Below the skin are muscles and the extension of the vertebrae from the spine. What is dock on a horse? The tail of the horse and other equines consists of two parts, the dock and the skirt. Read more…
Carpal Joint – The carpus (carpal joint) on a horse is commonly referred to as the “knee” which is only on the front legs. The tarsus is the corresponding joint on the hind leg, commonly called the “hock”. Do horses have knees in their back legs? Heel:The middle part of Read more…
The carpus (knee) of the horse is comprised of three joints, with 2 rows of 7 (or sometimes 8) carpal bones between the radius (forearm) and the canon bone. Is the carpus the knee? The carpus (“knee”) actually involves 3 joints, any of which could be a cause of a Read more…
Young horses are frequently flexed at the knee or “over in the knee.” This is due to relative tightening of the joint capsule and tendons in the caudal (back) part of the carpus. Most foals grow out of this condition. Nevertheless, it is wise to discuss this condition with your Read more…
A horse has forelegs and hind legs. It has two hind legs. What is the name of horse’s leg? hind legsThe front legs are called the forelimbs and the hind legs are the hind limbs. Do horses have muscular legs? There are five main muscles and muscle groups in the Read more…
The patella plays a vital role in the horse’s hindleg action – its locking mechanism even allows him to sleep standing up. Vet Sarah Hunter explains how it operates and what can go wrong. The patella, otherwise known as the kneecap, is a round, flat bone in the tendon part Read more…
In Norse mythology, Sleipnir /ˈsleɪpnɪər/ (Old Norse: [ˈslɛipnez̠]; “slippy” or “the slipper”) is an eight-legged horse ridden by Odin. Why does Odin’s horse have 8 legs? There was symbolism behind the fact that he had eight legs – Sleipnir could bring souls across the nine worlds of Norse mythology. His Read more…
However, eating too much too quickly can lead to serious abdominal pain, known as grass colic. A type of spasmodic colic, grass colic is caused by gas build-up in the digestive tract. What is it called when a horse eats too much? Grain overload put simply is when your horse Read more…
“If hay is baled with a low moisture content, less than 12%, it can be fed right away, and horses shouldn’t have any problem with it,” said Kathleen Crandell, Ph. D., longtime nutritionist for Kentucky Equine Research (KER). How long after baling can you feed hay? 8 weeksTo be safe, Read more…