Horse Anatomy for Performance

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Gustavson, Carrie. "Horse Pasture is No Place for Poisonous Plants". Pet Column July 24, 2000. University of Illinois. Archived from the original on August 9, 2007 . Retrieved 2008-07-09.

Stoddard, Samuel. "Unit Activities". Co H, 4th Virginia Cavalry. Washington Webworks, LLC. Archived from the original on 2008-01-18 . Retrieved 2008-04-29. Mills, Bruce; Barbara Carne (1988). A Basic Guide to Horse Care and Management. New York: Howell Book House. pp.72–73. ISBN 0-87605-871-3. OCLC 17507227.The pineal gland of horse is ovoid or fusiform in shape and red-brown in color. This pineal gland is located in the midline depression between the thalamus and rostral colliculi. The horse ( Equus ferus caballus) [2] [3] is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55million years from a small multi-toed creature, close to Eohippus, into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BCE, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BCE. Horses in the subspecies caballus are domesticated, although some domesticated populations live in the wild as feral horses. These feral populations are not true wild horses, which are horses that never have been domesticated. There is an extensive, specialized vocabulary used to describe equine-related concepts, covering everything from anatomy to life stages, size, colors, markings, breeds, locomotion, and behavior. a b c "Horse Coat Color Tests". Veterinary Genetics Laboratory. University of California. Archived from the original on 2008-02-19 . Retrieved 2008-05-01. Is your class learning about animals? This resource is perfect for teaching about the anatomy of horses in your class.

There is six tarsal bone found in horse – tibial tarsal, fibular tarsal, central tarsal, first and second fused tarsal, third and fourth tarsal bones.Irregular bones: Protect the central nervous system. The vertebral column consists of irregular bones. Each forelimb of the horse runs from the scapula (shoulder blade) to the navicular bone (bone in the hoof). The bones and joints in between include: The skull consists of 34 bones and contains four cavities: the cranial cavity, the orbital cavity, oral, and the nasal cavity. The cranial cavity encloses and protects the brain and it supports several sense organs. The orbital cavitity surrounds and protects the eye. The oral cavity is a passageway into the respiratory and digestive systems. The nasal cavity leads into the respiratory system, and includes extensive paranasal sinuses. The nasal cavity contains turbinate bones that protect the mucous membrane that lines the cavity from warm inspired air. The skull consists of fourteen major bones Bryant, Jennifer Olson; George Williams (2006). The USDF Guide to Dressage. Storey Publishing. pp.271–272. ISBN 978-1-58017-529-6. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20 . Retrieved 2020-09-28. Gifford, Angela (2000) [1998]. "Working Draught Horses as Singles and Pairs". The Working Horse Manual. Tonbridge, UK: Farming Press. p.85. ISBN 0-85236-401-6. OCLC 40464050.

Horses are mammals, and as such are warm-blooded, or endothermic creatures, as opposed to cold-blooded, or poikilothermic animals. However, these words have developed a separate meaning in the context of equine terminology, used to describe temperament, not body temperature. For example, the " hot-bloods", such as many race horses, exhibit more sensitivity and energy, [100] while the "cold-bloods", such as most draft breeds, are quieter and calmer. [101] Sometimes "hot-bloods" are classified as "light horses" or "riding horses", [102] with the "cold-bloods" classified as "draft horses" or "work horses". [103] Illustration of assorted breeds; slim, light hotbloods, medium-sized warmbloods and draft and pony-type coldblood breeds Pascoe, Elaine. "How Horses Sleep". Equisearch.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27 . Retrieved 2007-03-23. McBane, Susan (1992). A Natural Approach to Horse Management. London: Methuen. pp.226–228. ISBN 0-413-62370-X. OCLC 26359746.I will update this article regularly, and you will get notified at social media. If you did not follow anatomylearner on social media, let go and follow to get more updates.