The callous type growth on the inside of your horse’s leg is called a chestnut. The chestnut is believed to be the remnant of a toe that the horse’s ancestors may have had millions of years ago. It is a flaky growth of tough, hardened tissue that serves no function Read more…
Lateral/Ungual Cartilage The horn producing corium of the inner hoof wall attaches to the lateral cartilages at the back of the hoof where the pedal bone does not reach. What is the horn on a horse’s hoof? The keratin in the epidermis, when thickened and cornified, is referred to as Read more…
A pull-back collar is a flat wide padded strap with a metal ring at both ends. A rope is attached to one ring and is then pulled through the other and slipped through the ring of the head-collar to tie onto the inner tube. What is a pull back collar? Read more…
The neck is the crucial link between head and shoulders and there must be sufficient length for the horse to swing his head up and down for effective balance. Measured from poll to withers, it should be proportionate with the rest of the body–about 1/3 of the horse’s overall length. Read more…
right kidney. The equine kidneys not only have very different shapes compared to the rest of the domestic species but they also each have a different shape. The right kidney is described as heart shaped whilst the left is described as being pyramidal. What is the shape of the left Read more…
Right-click or tap the horse to mount it. Press ZL to mount the horse on the Wii U or Nintendo Switch. How do you ride a horse on Nintendo Minecraft switch? Either get on the Horse or point towards the Horse and open your inventory menu. This will open up Read more…
What is the Lymphatic System? The lymphatic system helps to protect the horse from disease and infection and is part of the immune system. It does this by allowing drainage of fluid from the body’s tissues into the blood circulation, therefore allowing removal of cell waste products. What is the Read more…
The breast collar is properly fitted if you can just fit your fist between the front of the breast collar where the straps meet and the horse’s neck. Along the sides, each buckle should be attached at the same hole on the strap. How should a horse breastplate fit? But Read more…
The Complete Circulatory System in the Horse It has four chambers, two atria that sit above two ventricles separated by four valves. Blood returning from the body enters the right side of the heart and the deoxygenated red blood cells (RBCs) fill the right atrium. What type of circulatory system Read more…
The thyroid gland is a 2-lobed gland in the neck. It produces the iodine-containing hormones, T3 and T4, which affect many processes in the body. What does the thyroid do in the horse? The thyroid gland is part of the endocrine system and consists of two lobes located on the Read more…