Horse Anatomy

Face

100

This part of the body is made up of the nose and mouth

Muzzle

200

True or False: Horses can see 360 degrees around themselves

False 

Double points if you can tell me their 2 blind spots 

300

These help horses to feel what is right in front of their faces 

Whiskers

400

True or False: you can read a horse's body language by looking at their ears  

True 

Double points if you can give me 1 example

500

This is responsible for the reflection you see when shining a light in a horses eyes

Tapetum Lucidum 

Legs

100

The joint located above the knee 

Elbow 

200

The joint in the middle of the HIND leg

Hock 

300

The joint that is structurally equivalent to the human knee 

Stifle 

400

What do we call the part of the horse between the hoof and the fetlock joint? 

Pastern 

500

What do we call the long bones in all four legs between the fetlock and knees/hocks? Hint - similar to our shins but we use a different word for horses. 

Cannon 

Body

100

The largest part of our horse's body from the top of the back to the bottom of the belly - their midsection

Barrel

200

The top of the rump is called 

Croup 

300

True or False: horses have shoulder joints

False

While horses have shoulders, there is no ball in socket joint there connecting their front legs to their bodies. Instead, they have a system of muscles/ligaments that attach their front legs to their bodies called the Thoracic Sling. 

400

Part of the body we use for saddle placement - we also measure the height of our horses up to this point

Withers

500

The mane grows out of this specific part of the neck 

Crest 

Feet

100

The hard outside structure of the horses hoof is called 

Hoof Wall 

200

The flat and hard BOTTOM of the horses hoof 

Sole 

300

The squishy part of the bottom of the horse's hoof that helps with shock absorption as well as blood circulation 

Frog 

400

The sides of the horse's hoof - either inside or outside 

Hint - horses usually develop cracks on this part of their hooves and we use this term to explain where the crack is located 

Quarters 

500

The back of our horses hoof is called 

Heel Bulbs 

Markings

100

This face marking can be large or small but is usually located on the horse's forehead 

Star 

200

This leg marking extends above the knee and/or hock joints 

Stocking 

300

This face marking is long and skinny and can stretch from the top of the horses head down their muzzle

Stripe 

400

This leg marking is located in a thin line where the hoof meets the skin at the bottom of the leg 

Coronet Band 

500

This face marking is located on the very tip of the horses muzzle 

Snip