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Get to Know the Body Parts and Points of the Horse

Knowing the right vocabulary to refer to certain parts of the horse will help you communicate with other riders, horse owners and the vet. Here you will find the main parts of the horse named on the illustration below beside each corresponding number.

If you take the time to learn this information you will have a solid foundation upon which to build your ever increasing knowledge of the horse.
    horseparts
  1. Chin and lips
  2. Nostril/muzzle
  3. Eye
  4. Forehead
  5. Poll
  6. Ear
  7. Wing.of atlas
  8. Crest
  9. Neck
  10. Mane
  11. Withers
  12. Scapula
  13. Back
  14. Loins
  15. Sacroiliac
  16. Dock
  17. Buttocks
  18. Hip
  19. Tail
  20. Thigh
  21. Gaskin
  22. Hock
  23. Ergot
  24. Cheek
  25. Throat
  26. Jugular
  27. Shoulderchpaint
  28. Point of shoulder
  29. Breast
  30. Elbow
  31. Forearm
  32. Chestnut
  33. Knee
  34. Cannon bone
  35. Fetlock
  36. Pastern
  37. Hoof
  38. Girth
  39. Chest
  40. Abdomen
  41. Flank
  42. Stifle joint
  43. Coronet
  44. Heel
  45. Flexor tendons


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