Parts & Anatomy
The hair between a horse's ears.
Forelock
A brown horse with black points.
Bay
The general term for painful abdominal pain in a horse's abdomen.
The part on a saddle that you put your foot into.
Stirrup
A baby girl horse.
Filly
The point at which we measure height on a horse.
Withers
A stripe that runs down the horse's back.
Dorsal Stripe
Occur when bacteria get trapped between the sensitive laminae and the hoof wall or sole. Can cause severe lameness.
Abscess
Curb and snaffle are types of these.
Bit
One of the oldest horse breeds, and the foundation for many modern breeds.
Arabian
Believed to be a vestigial toe, this is a callosity found on the inner side of the leg above the knee on the foreleg and below the hock on the hind leg.
Chestnut
These markings are a group of hair coat markings such as stripes and bars that are associated with ancient horses.
Primitive Markings
A common name for a blood test that is used to screen horses, mules and donkeys for a possibly fatal disease - Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA).
Coggins
A bitless bridle.
Hackamore
Units of measurement for horses. It is 4 inches.
Hand
Centered below the knee and also known as the third metacarpal.
Cannon Bone
This gene dilutes the base colors chestnut/sorrel, bay, and black.
Cream Gene
A mosquito-borne virus that can result in fever and neurologic disease.
West Nile Virus
Straps under the flap on an english saddle used to tighten it.
billet straps
A color breed based on the color of a newly minted gold coin.
Palomino
The vertebrae that make up the neck of the horse.
Cervical Vertebrae
A horse that has a base color of bay, but also has a double cream gene (CrCr).
Perlino
Equine Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction is also known as what disease?
Cushings
A leather strap fastened to the back of a western saddle looping under the tail used to keep the saddle from slipping forward. It's also a part of a harness.
crupper
A fast, 2 beat lateral gait.
Pacing