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What part of a horse's leg does the human ankle correspond to?
It corresponds to the horse's hock.
Joint between the horses hock and hip?
The joint between the horse's hock and hip is called the Stifle joint.
Where on a horse's body is the fetlock?
this long bone that runs from the hock to the fetlock is called the cannon bone
What are the pads that some horses wear on there legs when you ride them?
They are called hock boots and they are worn to protect th horses leg when jumping.
What are horses legs called?
A horses leg is called a leg, but it has several names for different areas of the leg like cannon, hock and gaskin.
Is horse chestnut harmful to horses?
Chestnut applies to horses in two ways; one is the color, which is reddish brown. Another is the bony protrusion from above the horses knee in the front, and from the inner hock on the back. This is in no way harmful to horses, it is present on all horses.
The heel of your foot is analogous to what part of the horse?
The horse is built for speed, and its muscles are bunched at the top of its legs. The horse's knee is called the stifle and is only slightly below the 'body' level. The hock, less than halfway down the leg, corresponds to the human ankle. From the hock to the fetlock, the bones that correspond to those in the human foot are fused. The fetlock is the first toe joint - the horse stands on the tip of a single toe.
How do humans treat horses?
Most humans treat horses well, but some humans (unfortunately) abuse them.
Do horses have four knees?
Horses have two knees, one on each foreleg. The equivalent joint in the hindlegs is called the hock.
What is a horses hind leg joint called?
It depends on wich part you are talking about. there are three. The feltlock, the pastern, and the ergot.
How long does it take for a horses hock to fuse?
For a young horses' joints to fully fuse, it takes 3-5 years. This is why horse racing is very dangerous because the horses are not fully developed. Do not jump/race/work hard with immature horses!
Why is it wrong to use a curry come on the lower part of a horses legs?
Because there is no muscle below the knee/hock to cushion the bones
