Across
- 3. The upper portion of the neck where the mane grows
- 7. An area that dips down slightly on the lower jaw, behind the lower lip and chin.
- 10. The highly elastic wedge-shaped mass on the underside of the hoof
- 11. Located at the beginning of the neck, immediately behind the ears; a depression where the atlas meets the occipital crest
- 12. Bones in each of the legs on either side of the cannon bone
- 15. The foot of the horse.
- 17. A ring of soft tissue just above the hoof that blends into the skin of the leg
- 18. The long hairs that grow from the dock
- 19. A callosity on the inside of each of the horse’s legs
- 22. Commonly called the ankle of the horse
- 23. A callosity on the back of the fetlock
- 24. The “living” part of the tail, consisting of the coccygeal vertebrae, muscles, and ligaments.
- 28. Where the saddle sits
- 30. The carpus; a large joint in the front legs
- 31. The point at which the windpipe meets the head at the underside of the jaw
- 32. The body of the horse, enclosing major organs and the rib cage
- 33. An area in the front leg between the knee and the elbow, made up of the fused radius and ulna
Down
- 1. The area between the forehead and the tip of the upper lip
- 2. This is how the height of a horse is measured.
- 4. Identical to the knee of humans, consisting of the articulation between the femur and the tibia, as well as the articulation between the patella and femur
- 5. The area right behind the saddle, going from the last rib to the croup
- 6. The continuation of the mane, hanging from between the ears down to the forehead of the horse
- 7. The area between the knee and or hock and the fetlock joint
- 8. The large muscle in the hind leg, just above the hock and below the stifle
- 9. The joint of the front leg at the point where belly of the horse meets the leg. It is actually quite similar to the elbows in humans
- 12. The joint at the front of the chest.
- 13. The chin, mouth, and nostrils of the face
- 14. Long, coarse hair growing from the dorsal ridge of the neck
- 16. Where the hind legs and barrel meet
- 20. The large, muscular area of the hind legs of the horse
- 21. The tarsus (hind limb comparable to the human ankle and heel) – a large joint in the hind leg
- 25. It’s considered the topline of the hindquarters.
- 26. The connection between the coronet and the fetlock
- 27. The area above the jugular vein, carotid artery, and part of the sympathetic trunk
- 29. The area right behind the elbow of the horse