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27 Cards in this Set
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An expression for the animals trunk |
Barrel |
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The area between the hock and the fetlock |
Cannon |
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Flattened oval masses of horn on the medial surface of the forearm and the hock of the horse and on the inside of every leg |
Chestnut |
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The part of the hoof that connects the hoof to the pastern |
Coronet |
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Upper margin of the neck |
Crest |
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Also known as the rump |
Croup |
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Point where the tail connects to the rear of the animal |
Dock |
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Small mass of horn in a small bunch of hair of the fetlock |
Ergot |
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The joint just above the hoof; resembles the ankle of the horse |
Fetlock |
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The side of the body between ribs and ilium |
Flank |
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Also known as the second thigh, the large muscle on the hind leg, above the hock and below the stifle |
Gaskin |
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The circumference of the body measured from behind the withers around the barrel |
Girth |
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Metatarsophalangeal joint, the main joint of the hind leg |
Hock |
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Two bones that stick out at the hip of a dairy cow |
Hooks |
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The joint between the forearm and the cannon bone |
Knee |
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Also known as coupling. Represents the lumbar region |
Loin |
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Composed of the chin, mouth, and nostrils |
Muzzle |
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Segment of the limb between the fetlock and hoof |
Pastern |
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Bones on either side of the tail at the back of the rump |
Pins |
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Hard body prominence surrounded by heavy muscle masses |
Point of Shoulder |
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Area at the top of the head |
Poll |
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Hindquarters (Loin, pelvis, pelvic limb) |
Quarters |
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Tibia/Shin |
Shank |
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Horse's knee |
Stifle |
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Parts of the body to which head and limbs are attached |
Trunk |
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Also known as the belly |
Underline |
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Highest point of the back |
Withers |
