Poll
bony part between ears
Crest
cruved topline of the neck
Wither
point of shoulder
Chest
muscle between forelegs
Forearm
limb portion from elbow to knee
Knee
joint between forearm and cannon in front limb
Coronet
band around top of hoof
Fetlock
joint between cannon and pastern
Hock
joint between gaskin and cannon bone
Point of Hock
back of hock
Gaskin
region between stifle and hock
Pastern
from fetlock to top of hoof
Stifle
joint of femur to tibia
Flank
area between last rib to thigh muscles
Croup/Rump
area between loin and tail
Heart-Girth/Girth
area aound ventral aspect of belly, behind shoulder
Veterbral formula
C 7 T18 L6 S5 Cx 15-20
What breed has a variation on vertebral formula?
arabain
What bones are fused in the horse?
scapula and clavicle
What is missing on the scapula of a horse?
acromion process
