External Anatomy of Horses
Across
- 2. The area of horse anatomy where the saddle goes (dorsal)
- 4. The area between the tibia (bone that forms gaskin) meets the femur
- 5. Hard foot made out of keratin (protein our hair and nails are made out of)
- 8. Also known as the carpal joint is located only in the front legs and is anatomically similar to the human wrist (plain joint with sliding movement)
- 9. Located where the jaw and windpipe intersect
- 12. A part of the hind leg between the Stifle and the Hock
- 14. The area right behind the saddle that's going from the last rib to the croup
- 16. Underneath the Cannon, where the foot bends
- 19. The ridge between the shoulder bones in a horse
- 20. The fleshy part of the side between the ribs and the hip
- 21. It's Directly vertical (up and down) down the side of a horse from behind the shoulder to the stomach
- 22. Consists of the muscles and the skin covering the coccygeal vertebrae
- 23. The area behind the girth area next to the flank
- 24. The usual long nose and mouth of an animal
Down
- 1. The part of the foot of the horse between the fetlock and the top of the hoof
- 3. The ridge or upper surface of the neck from which the mane erupts
- 5. The joint or region of the joint that unites tarsal bones in the hind limb and that corresponds to the human ankle but is elevated and bends backwards
- 6. The area immediately behind the ears
- 7. A bone in hoofed mammals that extends from the knee or hock to the fetlock
- 10. The bony point of the pelvis at the topmost part of the flank
- 11. Consists of two parts the dock and the shirt (used to knock away flies)
- 13. The space between the withers and the point of shoulder
- 15. A tuft of hair on the back of the leg of a horse just above the hoof
- 17. A hard, bony area surrounded by heavy muscle located on the front-most part of the horse's chest
- 18. Where The femur(big leg bone) is located