How Many Metacarpals Do Horses Have?

The four metacarpals are approximated towards the wrist, and they splay outward distally towards the phalanges. Do horses have metacarpals? And that’s where horses are today. The second and fourth metacarpals (and metatarsals) have lost their toes, and even the articulation to attach to the toes, and they’re greatly reduced Read more…

Do Horses Have Wrists?

The carpus is the joint in the horse corresponding to your wrist. The bones of the carpus are called carpal bones or carpi (pl.). This name comes from the Greek word karpos, which also means wrist. Where is the wrist on a horse? A horse’s knee, or “carpus” in their Read more…

How Does Horse Movement?

The horse’s movements The natural gaits of the horse are the walk, the trot, the gaits or slow gallop, and the gallop, although in dressage the canter and gallop are not usually differentiated. A riding horse is trained in each gait and in the change from one to another. What Read more…