Points of the Horse
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Points of the Horse
The Head
- Ears - At the very top of the head.
- Poll - Area inbetween the ears.
- Forelock - Front part of the mane which comes through the ears.
- Eyes - Found on either side of the face.
- Nose - Area surrounding the nostrils.
- Nostrils - On either side of the nose.
- Forehead - Area above the eyes and below the ears.
- Whiskers - Surrounding the nose, muzzle and chin.
- Jaw - The underside of the head.
- Chin - Underneath the jaw, just below the mouth.
- Mouth - At the base of the face.
- Cheek - At the side of the face.
Top line
- Neck - Area that runs from the head to the shoulders.
- Crest - Runs along the very top of the neck.
- Mane - Hair that comes down from the crest.
- Withers - Raised area that is situated between the back and the crest of the top line.
- Back - Area that is found between the withers and the loins.
- Loins - Just behind the Back and before the Croup.
- Croup - Area between the Loins and the Dock.
- Dock - At the top of the Tail.
- Tail - Hair that grows down from the Dock.
Body
- Chest - Area at the very front of the horse at the base of the neck above the forearms.
- Rib cage - Situated along the side of the horse
- Girth - Area just behind the Elbow on the horses side.
- Barrel - On the horses side in between the forelimb and hindlimb.
- Sheath - Situated on the underside of the Flank.
- Flank - Area that runs up from the Stifle, just behind the Ribs.
Forelimb
- Shoulder - Area that runs upwards from the forearm across the body.
- Forearm - Very upper part of the limb
- Elbow - To the rear of the uppermost part of the forearm.
- Knee - Approximately half way down the forearm.
- Cannon Bone - In-between the Knee and the Fetlock.
- Tendons - They run down the back of the Cannon.
- Splint Bone - They run down the side of the Cannon.
- Fetlock - Situated at the base of the Cannon Bone.
- Long Pastern - Just below the Fetlock.
- Short Pastern - Just below the Long Pastern.
- Heels - At the back of the limb, just below the Fetlock.
- Coronet - Area around the very top of the Hoof.
- Hooves - The very lower part of the horses foot.
- Ergot - Situated at the back of the Fetlock.
- Chestnut - Situated on the inside of the foreleg, just above the knee.
Hindlimb
- Quarters - Area around the back and side of the horse
- Stifle - Area of hindleg situated at the base of the Flank
- Thigh - Upper part of the hindlimb that sits just behind the Stifle.
- Flank - At the side of the horse between the Stifle and the Croup.
- Gaskin - Also called the 2nd Thigh, situated above the hock and leading into the Thigh.
- Point of Hock - The uppermost part of the Hock Joint.
- Hock - Found in between the Gaskin and the Cannon Bone.
- Chestnut - Situated on the inside of the leg just below the hock.
- Cannon Bone - Area that runs down from the Hock to the Fetlock.
- Splint Bone - Run down the inside and outside of the Cannon Bone.
- Tendons - Run down the very back of the limb.
- Fetlock - Area at the base of the Cannon Bone and above the Pasterns.
- Heels - At the back of the Pasterns and below the Fetlock.
- Coronet - Area that runs around the top of the Hooves.
- Ergots - Found at the very back of the Fetlock Joint.
- Hooves - Situated at the bottom of the lower leg.
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