compound joint. The carpal joint is a compound joint composed of: The antebrachiocarpal joint between the radius/ulna and the proximal carpal bones. What type of joint is the carpus horse? Anatomy. The equine carpus is composed of three main articulations: Read more…
Cinch. Cinch: The strap that goes around a horse’s belly to secure the saddle in place. This is the Western-style term for the strap. In English riding, it’s called a girth. Saddle blanket: A blanket used to pad a saddle, Read more…
Horse headsetters help to shape and position a horse. There is a wide variety of western horse training equipment that aids the rider in achieving a balanced horse. How do I keep my horses head down? For the “head down” Read more…
thigh. Quadratus femoris: originates on ventral side of ischium (cranial to semimembranous muscle), inserts into the caudal side of the femur. Adducts the thigh, extends the hip. Quadratus lumborum: originates on the side of the final 2 ribs, inserts into Read more…
shoulder. Withers. The withers are at the top of the shoulder where the neck joins the body. The ‘lump’ seen on many horses is the top of the spiny process of the tallest thoracic vertebrae. What is the top of Read more…
racehorse Man o’ War. What racehorse has the longest stride? The great racehorse Man o’ War has the longest stride at 28 feet. Most fast horses typically have long strides because their speed depends on their stride length and stride Read more…
At any given time, 30 to 40 different hormones are in distribution in your horse’s blood stream, orchestrating energy usage, water and mineral balance, heart rate and blood pressure, growth and sexual development, reproduction and stress reactions. Do mares get Read more…
Administration of estrogen is designed to allow us to implement fitness training on our horse effectively and safely. Both medications are effective at helping horses to focus on work and curtailing behavioral resistance. They are also effective at reducing anxiety Read more…
The lymphatic system helps to protect the horse from disease and infection and is part of the immune system. It does this by allowing drainage of fluid from the body’s tissues into the blood circulation, therefore allowing removal of cell Read more…
“For the size of draft draw a tape measure around the collar at it’s widest point. “The horses neck is measured from just ahead of the withers down along the neck to the windpipe, in a straight line. How are Read more…