External Anatomy of Horses

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