Each hind limb of the horse runs from the pelvis to the navicular bone. After the pelvis come the femur (thigh), patella, stifle joint, tibia, fibula, tarsal (hock) bone and joint, large metatarsal (cannon) and small metatarsal (splint) bones. What is the bottom part of a horse’s leg called? hock: Read more…
The spine of the scapula is more centrally placed, allowing for a larger supraspinatus muscle and they lack an acromion. They also lack a large coracoid process that sticks out. The scapula is placed laterally at a 45 degree angle. Do horses have an acromion? In the horse, the cartilage Read more…
In horses, the two proximal sesamoid bones are located just proximal to fetlock joint on the palmar aspect and embedded within the suspensory ligament. What is proximal on a horse? Proximal: Meaning closer to the body, or point of attachment. Ie: The knee is proximal to the ankle. Dorsal: The Read more…
The humerus is the upper arm bone that joins the elbow joint to the shoulder joint. Rarely it can be fractured. The injury is more common in foals, weanlings and yearlings and usually results from trauma, most commonly a fall. Where is the humerus bone located? The humerus is a Read more…
Fetlock is the common name in horses, large animals, and sometimes dogs for the metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints (MCPJ and MTPJ). What is a horse’s front ankle called? fetlockfetlock: Sometimes called the “ankle” of the horse, though it is not the same skeletal structure as an ankle in humans. Known Read more…
The shin of a horse is very similar to a human’s shin or the front of the cannon bone just below the knee. What is a shin on a horse? These bones are on the lower part of the leg, and run between the knee and the fetlock joint below. Read more…
cannon or cannon bone: The area between the knee or hock and the fetlock joint, sometimes called the “shin” of the horse, though technically it is the metacarpal III. What are horses front legs called? The horse’s front legs are called the forelimbs. They are anatomically like the human arm. Read more…
The fringe design allows your horse to freely see while still protecting their face and eyes from flies. Do fly fringes work? The fly fringes hang rather loosely on the face. Their movement scares the attacking insects away from the horse’s nose and eyes, but they offer no protection for Read more…
… claw: the nail and the hoof. Are horse hooves nails? Horse hooves are sort of like your fingernails. You have to trim your nails so they don’t get too long. Farriers have to trim a horse’s hooves so they don’t grow too long and get injured. Horses should also Read more…
The sole is a keratinized structure similar to the wall, growing at the same rate as the horn and designed to resist wear with a primary function of protecting the bottom of the coffin bone. Where is the sole on a horse? The sole is the area inside the white Read more…