Almost all the bones in an equine skull are fused together, providing a stable structure to protect the brain. The only part that moves is the jaw, with the flexibility provided by the temporo-mandibular joint. This movement is what allows the horse to chew. What is the only bone in Read more…
The most common fractures are: Fractures of the pedal bone. These most commonly occur if the horse kicks out at a wall or lands on an irregular surface. What is the most common slab fracture in the horse? The most common fracture is a frontal slab fracture of the radial Read more…
In particular, skull length and cranial length varied widely (40.3–54.9 cm and 16.3–24.9 cm, respectively). What is unique about horse skull? The skull of a horse is made up of 34 different bones, whereas a human skull only has 14. Since horses have a very different head shape and size Read more…
They don’t. They have one knee on each front leg. They have the equivalent of an elbow, close to their body, and they have an ankle/fetlock. Does any animal have 4 knees? The answer is… Elephants! Elephants are the only animal to have four forward-facing knees. All other four-legged animals Read more…
The ribs of mammals, including the horse, serve one primary purpose: to protect the vital organs of the thoracic cavity, most notably the heart and lungs. Each rib is attached to a thoracic vertebrae, so horses generally have 18 pairs of ribs, corresponding to their 18 thoracic vertebrae. What animal Read more…
Stifle Joint. Stifle Joint – The stifle is the equivalent of the human knee and it is the largest, most complex joint in the horse. What is the largest joint in a horse? The Equine Hock Joint. Dr Peter Gillespie. BVSc MACVS. The largest joint of the four is the Read more…
the stapes. The skull consists of 34 bones. The longest single bone in the horse is the femur which joins the pelvis to the tibia. The largest single bone by area is the pelvis. The smallest bone in the horse’s body is the stapes – a bone within the ear. Read more…
The acute lethal dosage of hydrogen cyanide (HCN) in most animal species is ~2 mg/kg. What does cyanide do to horses? Cause: ingestion of cyanogenic glycoside-containing plants can cause acute poisoning. Signs: usually within a few hours of exposure, include apprehension, ataxia, weakness, hyperventilation, recumbency, cardiac arrhythmias and death. Is Read more…
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) Horses are susceptible to laminitis from exposure to black walnut wood in bedding. What is the most toxic plant to horses? Yew Plants Yew is one of the most toxic plants for horses. How do you tell if a horse is poisoned? Symptoms of poisoning in Read more…
7 days. After spraying a pasture with an herbicide, the general rule of thumb is to keep horses off of it for a minimum of 7 days. Again, it is critical to follow the manufacturers recommendations when using herbicides. Mowing is generally not the most effective method for treating a Read more…