External Parts
This part grows along the top of the horse’s neck.
What is the mane?
The largest bone in a horse’s body is this.
What is the femur?
This hard, outer part of the hoof protects the foot.
What is the hoof wall?
Horses use this part to breathe.
What are the nostrils?
A horse uses this part of its body to swat away flies.
What is the tail?
The long hair that grows on the back of a horse's legs near the hooves is called this.
What is feathering?
Horses have this many ribs.
What is 18 pairs (36 total)?
8 true and 10 false ribs
The flexible, V-shaped structure on the bottom of the hoof is called this.
What is the frog?
This part protects the horse’s eye and keeps dirt out.
What are the eyelashes?
Horses have this number of bones in their body.
What is 205?
The part of the horse where the saddle sits.
What is the back?
This bone forms the horse’s forehead and top of the head.
What is the frontal bone?
Horses walk on this number of toes.
What is one?
The flat part of the horse’s face above the nose.
What is the forehead?
This bone helps form the horse’s shoulder.
What is the scapula?
This muscular part connects the shoulder to the barrel.
What is the withers?
This bone is located in the horse's hoof.
What is the coffin bone?
The pastern is located between these two parts of the leg.
What are the fetlock and the hoof?
This part of the horse is where the bit rests.
What is the mouth?
Horses rest standing up because of this anatomical mechanism.
What is the stay apparatus?
The area where the horse’s tail grows.
What is the dock?
The joint where the femur and tibia meet is commonly called this.
What is the stifle?
The small bones in the lower leg that support the tendons are called this.
What are the splint bones?
Horses have this many teeth as adults.
What is 36-44?
Horses' front legs are connected to the body by muscles and not this.
What is a collarbone?