Horse Anatomy Vocab

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