The flank area of your horse is located immediately in front of the horse’s sheath or udder. The flank includes the rear lower line of the horse’s abdomen area. Where is the horse flank? The Flanks The slightly indented area behind the area of the barrel is the flank. This Read more…
Lower Leg Bones The distal limb bones are the foundation of equine lower leg. There are nine bones total and each plays a vital role in movement and stability. The distal limb is everything below the knee and the hock. What is a horses lower leg called? hindquarters: the large, Read more…
Broken winded horses are those that have permanent damage to the structure of the lungs caused by a severe allergic or an ‘asthmatic’ attack. What does it mean when a horse is winded? Recurrent airway obstruction, also known as broken wind, heaves, wind-broke horse, or sometimes by the term usually Read more…
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. Do horses have tibia and fibula? Fibula: completely fused to the tibia in most horses. Hip joint : Ball-and-socket joint made up of the acetabulum Read more…
The equine trachea is a membranous and cartilaginous tube extending from the larynx at the level of the first or second cervical vertebra to the level of the fifth or sixth intercostal space, where it bifurcates into the principal bronchi dorsal to the base of the heart. What does the Read more…
A Roman nose is a muzzle with a convex profile. Convex heads are associated with Draft horses, Baroque horse breeds and horses from cold regions. This trait likely plays a role in warming air as it is inhaled, but may also influence aerobic capacity. Roman nose is not considered a Read more…
Engorged, defined vessels of the face, can result from recent exercise and be a normal finding. This is especially noticeable in horses with short coats and when sweaty after exertion. It can also result from conditions that cause “damming” of the main veins that drains the face and head. What Read more…
Background: Antifibrinolytic drugs such as epsilon aminocaproic acid (EACA) and tranexamic acid (TEA) are used to treat various bleeding disorders in horses. Although horses are hypofibrinolytic compared to humans, dosing schemes have been derived from pharmacokinetic studies targeting plasma concentrations in humans. What is Amicar used for in horses? Aminocaproic Read more…
The Shire is a horse of great size: a mature stallion should stand over 18 hands and weigh up to 1,000 kilos. Mares and geldings are slightly less massive. It has relatively large, wide-set and expressive eyes, the nose is rather convex (“Roman”). The shoulders are large and deep and Read more…
In 1803, what is said to have been the first horseless carriage was a steam-driven vehicle demonstrated in London, England, by Richard Trevithick. In the 1820s, Goldsworthy Gurney built steam-powered road vehicles. When did horseless carriages become popular? The horseless carriages of the late 19th and early 20th century revolutionized Read more…