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Welcome to Bit of Honey Training LLC

Monday, November 4, 2013

Horse Body Parts

Click on the photo to see a larger version showing Horse Person Terms
Horse body parts can be tricky, because there are normal person terms, horse person terms, and veterinary medical terms (usually in latin).  For example:  the foot, the hoof, and the distal phalanx are all approximately the same thing.  So how would a person identify where an injury is located on a horse?  The body parts identified above on my pony, Garmin, are a good starting point.  If you can identify all these areas you should be able to tell the vet where an injury has occurred.  For example, "there is a cut on my horse's shoulder", or "my horse has a swollen fetlock".  A great source for more information about horse body parts is the US Pony Club Manuals of Horsemanship, or Cherry Hill's books about horse care.  http://www.horsekeeping.com/horse_books/Horse_Health_Care.htm

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