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 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 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 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 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 Read more…
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 Read more…
Studs are small metal projections that screw into your horse’s shoes. They’re used to give him better grip on various types of footing, from firm and slippery to soft and boggy. They’re great if your horse loses his focus in Read more…
Horses are also unique in that they do not have a gall bladder. This makes high fat diets hard to digest and utilize. Horses can digest up to 20 % fat in their diet, but it takes a span of Read more…
hock. The “hock” is a horseman’s term for the tarsus, an anatomic region of the horse’s hind limb. What is the tarsus in a horse? The tarsus, or “hock”, is very similar in structure to the human heel. The tarsus Read more…
Scientists have long acknowledged the existence of two remnant, vestigial toes left over from their multitoed ancestors—small bones fused to the side of each hoof. What is the toe of a horse called? A horse’s hoof is composed of the Read more…