Horse Anatomy

Withers

area dorsal to scapulas

Barrel

trunk of the body, formed by the rib cage and the abdomen

Ilium (point of the hip)

Tailhead

dorsal part of the base of the tail

thigh

flank

lateral surface of the abdomen between the last rib and the hindlegs

stifle (human knee)

femorotibial/femoropatellar joint

hock

tarsus

fetlock

joint between cannon bone (large metacarpal/metatarsal) and the proximal phalanx of hoofed animals

pastern

area of the proximal phalanx of hoofed animals

cannon

large metacarpal or metatarsal bone of hoofed animals

knee (carpus)

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elbow

Brisket

Area at the base of the neck between the front legs that covers the cranial end of the sternum

Shoulder

Muzzle

Rostral part of the face formed mainly by the maxillary and nasal bones

Forehead

Poll

Top of the head between the bases of the ears