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Body Parts and Points of the Horse

Get to Know the Body Parts and Points of the Horse

By Adrianne Lake

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.

parts and points of a horse

The Parts and Points of a Horse

  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. chpaint

  24. Ergot
  25. Cheek
  26. Throat
  27. Jugular
  28. Shoulder
  29. Point of shoulder
  30. Breast
  31. Elbow
  32. Forearm
  33. Chestnut
  34. Knee
  35. Cannon bone
  36. Fetlock
  37. Pastern
  38. Hoof
  39. Girth
  40. Chest
  41. Abdomen
  42. Flank
  43. Stifle joint
  44. Coronet
  45. Heel
  46. Flexor tendons

Try to memorize the list, then study this unlabeled, black-and-white picture. Could you fill in some (or all) of the points and parts of the horse?

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