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How to Think Like A Horse: The Essential Handbook for Understanding Why Horses Do What They Do

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Horse Owner's Veterinary Handbook (Howell Reference Books)

- Anatomical Terms -

On this page you'll find every bone name, muscle name, organ name, and all those odd parts' name. If there's something wrong, please let me know. Eventually they will be parceled out according to placement in the body or organs and bones and muscles or something like that. But for now it's just a mish-mash, but I hope you enjoy it anyway.

The parts are for now listed in the order that if you're looking at the horse from the side and start at the poll, working your way around down its head, under its throat, down its chest, legs, under its belly, and so on. I'm sure you get the general idea. Hope you find what you're looking for!

 

Poll: The poll is located at the very top of the horse's head, in between the ears

Ear: The horse hears things with its ears. The ears are located at the top of the horse's head. They can swivel back and forth in any direction and are a very expressive part of the horse's behavior. If the horse's ears are laid back flat against its head, the horse is angry or upset. If the ears are forward, the horse is interested in something in front of him. When one ear is swiveled back to you and the other forward, it means that the horse is listening to his rider while keeping an ear out for anything that might startle him. This is the ideal position your horse's ears should be in while you are riding him. There is less chance of him spooking this way. Talking to a horse is a good way to let it know that you are there and that you are not a threat.

Forelock: The forelock is the lock of hair which falls down the horse's forehead or face from where it grows between the ears. It is often braided for shows, or sometimes left down to fall softly over the bridle's browband.

Forehead: the space between the horse's eyes, extending from the top of the head at the ears down to the top of the horse's nose.

Eye: what the horse sees with. An albino horse can have blue eyes, or one blue eye and one brown, and other horses can have brown, blue, or walleyes. It depends on the horse. The horse's eyes are located on either side of its head. The horse can see almost a full one hundred and eighty degrees with each eye, but cannot see directly behind itself or directly in front. This is why you need to be careful when walking behind or in front of a horse, because they often lash out at what they cannot see. A horse's eyes work independently of each other. Each covers a a wide field of vision over a full semicircle. There is a small overlap in front and a blind spot directly behind. A horse makes little use of stereoscopic vision for judging distances as we do, so a one-eyed horse can still judge distances. a horse loses sight of the fence as it takes off, so it has to trust in its rider knowing that it is safe to jump. The eyes should be bright, without discharge. It is normal for there to be cauliflower shaped black bodies visible within the iris; these are called the corpora nigra. The membrane around the eye and inside the eyelid should be salmon pink.

Nose: also known as the muzzle, this part of the horse is located at the bottom of its long head. The horse has two nostrils and has a very keen sense of smell. To introduce yourself to a horse, blow gently in its nostrils. That way it will remember you when you come again and knows it can trust you. 

Nostril: the nostrils are a part of the horse's nose. It smells with them. The horse's nostrils are very tender and soft, and must be cleaned regularly. This can be done with a damp soft sponge. Wipe gently inside the horse's nostrils so clean out any debris. Smell also enables the horse to detect undesirable items in its food. It is also important in social interactions, when horse greet friends or identify strangers by touching muzzle to muzzle.

Mouth: The horse's mouth is located underneath its nose. The horse eats with its mouth and often uses it to express what it's feeling. If the horse is very relaxed and sleepy, sometimes it will open its mouth slightly and droop its eyes shut. Horses have very delicate mouths. They can be eating in a patch full of weeds and thistles and still manage to only pick up the good grass with their teeth. They have very sensitive mouths. 

Lips: The horse's lips play a large part in the horse's life. Like I said before, they are very sensitive and can choose certain blades of grass over others, and over weeds and other things they don't like. Sometimes the horse looks like he's laughing, because he'll pull his lips back and grin. That's one of their ways of getting a lot of scents from the air.

Cheek: The side of the horse's face

Lower Jaw: Right under the upper jaw. Used for grinding food.

Jugular Groove

Shoulder

Point of Shoulder

Breast

Arm

Forearm

Knee

Cannon Bone

Fetlock

Pastern

Hoof

Ergot

Chestnut

Elbow

Brisket

Quarters

Seat of Curb

Shank

Tendon

Girth

Throat

Pectoral Muscle

Jowls

 

Chest

Ribs

Belly

Stifle

Coronet

Hock

Point of Hock

Gaskin or 'second thighs'

Thigh

Buttock

Point of buttock

Tail

Dock

Flank

Croup

Point of Hip

Loins

Back

Withers

Neck

Mane

Crest

Heel

Toe

Hoof Wall

Bulb of Heel

Cushion of Heel

Frog

Bars

Cleft of Frog

Point of Frog

White Line

Sole

Wall

Breastbone

Hindquarters

 

 

 

 

   

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