Horse Anatomy Diagrams - The Anatomy Of A Horse
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These Horse Anatomy Diagrams will help you understand equine anatomy. The horse leg anatomy is of particular importance if you want to know what your farrier or vet is talking about!

Every horse owner should know the basic terms of the anatomy of a horse. These equine anatomy diagrams will help you with this.

Knowing those terms will help you when talking to your vet or farrier. As a horse owners you might be faced with x-rays when your horse has a lameness problem. Not knowing the anatomy and bone structure will make it difficult to understand where the problem is.

Also knowing the bone and muscle structure of a horse will make understanding problems in training easier. Horses are like us are build of bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, soft tissue structures,...

Knowing the terms for the points of a horse are the basics for anybody involved in horses...

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horse anantomy diagrams, points of the horse

Photo: Owain Davies

We all know what it feels like if we overdid things...particularly the next day. Or if we have a sore foot we will feel pain in our backs, hips or even shoulders from compensating. Your horse feels no different!

Misbehavior is often caused by discomfort or pain because horses don't show pain like us humans. We have to learn to look closely and interpret what we see. A basic understanding of equine anatomy will help with this.