equine terms, breeds Flashcards by Riley Hrasky

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tarsus (hind limb)

A

hock

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carpus (forelimb)

A

knee

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second metacarpus / MC2

A

splint bone

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third metacarpus/MC3

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cannon bone

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fourth metacarpus MC4

A

splint bone

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metacarpo/tarsophalangeal joint

A

fetlock or ankle

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first / proximal phalanx, P1

A

long pastern bone

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second / middle phalanx, P2

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short pastern bone

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third / distal phalanx, P3

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coffin bone

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young newborn horse

A

foal

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young horse no longer nursing, age after weaning / separating from mare

A

6 weeks to 6 months
“grade school”

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yearling

A

between 1st-2nd bday
“highschool”

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adult

A

after 2nd bday

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when does skeletal maturity occur

A

5 years old

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colt

A

young male (up to 2yo)

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filly

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young female (up to 2yo)

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mare

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adult (2yo+) inact female

maiden
barren
in foal
with foal/nursing/lactating

Q

gelding

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castrated male

Q

stallion

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intact male

Q

cryptorchid

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undescended testicle

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color?

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bay

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color?

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dappled

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color?

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grey

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color?

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flea bitten

color?

chestnut

pony height

less than 14 hands (56 inches)

horse height

taller than 14 hands one hand = 4inch

miniature horses

equine dwarfism with genetic and developmental defects