Get to Know the Body Parts and Points of the Horse
By Adrianne Lake
Knowing the right vocabulary to refer to certain parts of the horse will help you communicate with other riders, horse owners and the vet. Here you will find the main parts of the horse named on the illustration below beside each corresponding number.
If you take the time to learn this information you will have a solid foundation upon which to build your ever increasing knowledge of the horse.
The Parts and Points of a Horse
- Chin and lips
- Nostril/muzzle
- Eye
- Forehead
- Poll
- Ear
- Wing.of atlas
- Crest
- Neck
- Mane
- Withers
- Scapula
- Back
- Loins
- Sacroiliac
- Dock
- Buttocks
- Hip
- Tail
- Thigh
- Gaskin
- Hock
- Ergot
- Cheek
- Throat
- Jugular
- Shoulder
- Point of shoulder
- Breast
- Elbow
- Forearm
- Chestnut
- Knee
- Cannon bone
- Fetlock
- Pastern
- Hoof
- Girth
- Chest
- Abdomen
- Flank
- Stifle joint
- Coronet
- Heel
- Flexor tendons
