WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A HORSE KNUCKLES OVER? Knuckling over is a term used when examining the hind legs of horses. It is a condition where the fetlock joint in the horses leg has straightened so much, that the horse risks Read more…
Below, read through each step for detailed info. Pick your fodder grains. Soak the grain in water. Place the seeds in the growing container. Keep the seeds moist or flush them daily with fresh water. Feed out when the grains Read more…
Having four legs, instead of two, makes it possible to move your feet in a variety of different patterns, or gaits. Humans can walk, skip and run; horses naturally walk, gaits, canter and gallop. In addition, horses can be trained 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. What are horses legs? The legs of a horse are made up of a system Read more…
The meniscus is a disc of connective tissue lying between the femur and tibia in the stifle joint. Where is the meniscus on a horse? The menisci are two semicircular horseshoe-shaped structures which lie within the stifle joints, between the Read more…
Unguligrade is a gait in which only the hooves touch the ground. Common examples of ungulates are; horses, deer, sheep, goats, cattle, giraffes, hippopotamus, camels, rhinoceros, tapirs and antelope. Do horses have Unguligrade locomotion? Dogs and cats walk on their Read more…
The knee has nine ligaments, five of which are associated with the patella: (1) cranial and caudal cruciate; (2) medial and lateral collateral; (3) medial and lateral femoropatellar; and (4) medial, middle, and lateral patellar. How many patella tendons are Read more…
Your horse has a prefrontal cortex, too, and it functions like yours does. Brain research tells us that any stress-ful or overwhelming experience is known to take the prefrontal cortex offline. What animals have a prefrontal cortex? Prefrontal cortex is Read more…
The radius and ulna are equivalent to the bones of the human lower arm but, unlike the human, they are fused together to prevent the horse’s foreleg from twisting. Why are the radius and ulna fused in many animals? These Read more…
Fracture of the accessory carpal bone is a rare but well- recognized pathology in horses, accounting for 2% of all carpal fractures (1). Do horses have carpal bones? Osteochondral fractures (carpal chip fractures) of the carpal bones are a common Read more…