Anterior or Dorsal – Located towards the front of the body (eg the front of the hoof). What is the front of a horse called? Muzzle. The muzzle is the part of the horse’s head that includes the area of the mouth, nostrils, chin, lips, and front of the nose. Read more…
Posterior or Caudal – Located towards the back of the body (eg the back portion of the limb). What is the back end of a horse called? Tail. The tail is an extension of the spine. There are about 15 small vertebrae that make up the bone structure of the Read more…
The hindlimb attaches to the vertebral column via the pelvis, while the forelimb does not directly attach to the spine (as a horse does not have a collar bone), and is instead suspended in place by muscles and tendons. Which bone is absent in horse? Metacarpal I and V are Read more…
The flank strap is a fleece-lined strip of leather placed behind the horse’s rib cage in the flank area. Where does a flank strap go? The flank strap is placed around a bull’s flank, just in front of the hind legs, to encourage bucking. Critics say that the flank strap Read more…
loin: the area right behind the saddle, going from the last rib of the horse to the croup. Anatomically approximate to the lumbar spine. Where is the barrel on a horse? The barrel is the area behind the girth area to the flank. Beneath is the ribcage that surrounds the Read more…
By the time the foal is 4 months old, he must supplement his nursing with other food sources, such as forage (hay and pasture) and grain. What do you feed a 4 month old foal? FOAL FEEDING GUIDELINES Provide high-quality roughage (hay and pasture) free choice. Supplement with a high-quality, Read more…
Simply stated, the negative palmar angle results from a loss of the soft tissue structures (especially the digital cushion) in the palmar section of the foot. The loss of mass allows the distal phalanx to descend distally in the palmar section of the hoof capsule. What is the ideal palmar Read more…
How to Measure the Palmer Angle Locate the wings of PIII. Beginning at the heel, draw a straight line underneath the wings and along the solar surface of PIII. Draw a straight line at the ground surface or one parallel to the ground surface. Using a protractor, measure the angle Read more…
Forearm: the area of the front leg between the knee and elbow, consisting of the fused radius and ulna, and all the tissue around these bones; anatomically, the antebrachium. Hindquarters: the large, muscular area of the hind legs, above the stifle and behind the barrel. Do horses have forearms? Two Read more…
The second and fourth metatarsals of the horse are two splint bones which run down the sides of the cannon bone (fourth metatarsals and the largest bone in the limb) from the knee to about two-thirds of the length of the cannon bone, ending above the ankle. Do horses have Read more…