Olecranon disruption prevents horses from extending the elbow, diminishing their ability to bear weight on the forelimb (2,3). The ulna acts like a lever arm, helping to maintain the leg in extension by placing proximad forces on the olecranon through the triceps brachii muscle (3). What is the elbow of Read more…
An Exercise Sheet is designed specifically to be worn whilst exercising a horse, when protection from the cold and the rain is required. Why do I need one? You need to use an Exercise Sheet if your horse is fully clipped, thin skinned, suffers from the cold or you simply Read more…
There are only two carpal joints that are located on the forelimbs in a horse, unlike the fetlock (Figure 1). The carpal joint is composed of three subdivided joints: radiocarpal, midcarpal and carpometacarpal. Where is the carpal joint in horses? The carpometacarpal joint is the articulation between the distal row Read more…
The equine stifle consists of two joints: (1) the femoropatellar and (2) femorotibial. The horse lacks gastrocnemius and popliteal sesamoid bones as found in dogs and cats. How many stifles does a horse have? Equines have three such ligaments. What causes a horse to stifle? The exact cause of locking Read more…
Deep Digital Flexor Deep to the superficial digital flexor muscle and flexor muscles of the carpus. Passes through the carpal canal before branching and continues to insert on the palmar distal phalanx via the deep digital flexor tendon. Which of the following passes through the carpal canal? The median nerve Read more…
Horses’ skin appears just as sensitive as humans‘ The results revealed no significant difference between humans and horses in the concentration of nerve endings in the outer, surface layer of skin. Do horses have more sensitive skin than humans? The results revealed no significant difference between humans and horses in Read more…
There are two testicles, located in the scrotum. There are two epididymides and spermatic cords, two vas deferens and two ampullae, which empty into the pelvic urethra. The accessory sex glands. These include the prostate, the seminal vesicles and the bulbourethral glands. Do male horses have a prostate? The internal Read more…
Horses are considered the “champion sweat producers” of all our domestic animals, and have two types of sweat glands: apocrine and eccrine glands. The primary sweat glands are the apocrine glands. These are responsible for sweat production when your horse is outside on a hot day or has engaged in Read more…
Sweat appears on the head, flanks and top of the rump when a horse is extremely hot and may be at risk of heat stress. A horse who does not sweat as much as his herdmates in the same environment—or who doesn’t sweat at all—may have anhidrosis, a dangerous failure Read more…
Riding gloves are used for two main reasons. Firstly, they are supposed to protect the hands from chafing from the reins and protect the hands from negative weather conditions (cold or humidity). There are winter, summer, and versatile (for the whole year) riding gloves. What is the purpose of horse Read more…