| Horse Life: PARTS of the HORSE |
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| Here are some of the external parts of the horse. The numbers correspond to the numbers on the drawing below. 1= forelock 2= poll 3= crest 4= mane 5= neck 6= withers 7= loins 8= croup 9= dock 10= hindquarters |
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| 11= gaskin 12= hock 13= stifle 14= barrel 15= elbow 16= chestnut 17= tendon 18= coronet band 19= hoof 20= pastern |
| 21= fetlock joint 22= cannon bone 23= knee 24= forearm 25= breast 26= point of shoulder 27= shoulder 28= windpipe/jugular groove 29= cheek 30= muzzle |
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| Memory Devices: ~ Remember the rhyme "Loins, croup, dock, stifle, gaskin, hock," and the order that these parts go in. My friend sings this "song" and does a little dance while pointing to the parts... you can't really forget it after that. ~ The parts on the front leg are hard to memorize, and I haven't been able to come up with a good trick to remember it. Just point to the parts on a quiet, CALM horse or a larger toy horse and say them as fast as possible. ~ Remember, "Poll [the top of the head], shoulders, knees, and hooves. Eyes and ears, mouth and muzzle," while pointing to a horse. ~ It helps to have a real horse to point to when memorizing the parts. If you do this, take precautions like having an someone who is experienced in dealing with horses with you and using a quiet horse. In other words, I'm not responsible if you get kicked. |