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INTRO TO THE EQUINE SKELETON
A Phantom Rider’s 4-H guide to the basics of the horse’s skeleton
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The Skeleton’s Job
The skeleton protects the organs inside the body and provides a framework that works with the muscles to move the body.
The equine skeleton has 205 bones!
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The skeleton has 2 categories
The axial skeleton is made up of the skull, vertebral column, ribs and sternum
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The skeleton has 2 categories The appendicular skeleton is made up of the
forelimbs and hind limbs (front & back legs)
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Bones
Bones serve three major jobs they act as levers they store minerals they are the site of red blood cell formation
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Joints Where two or more
bones meet is called a joint.
There are three types of joints.
Synovial joints are the most common in the horse’s body. Synovial joints are
freely moveable and have a joint capsule that surrounds the joint and is filled with fluid.
Some examples of these joints are the knee and hock.
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What it looks like when we ride
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More advanced bone stuff…
Bones can be classified into five categories Long Bones: aid in locomotion, store minerals, and act as levers. They
are found mainly in the limbs. Short Bones: Absorb concussion. Found in joints such as the knee, hock,
and fetlock. Flat Bones: Enclose body cavities containing organs. The ribs are
examples of flat bones. Irregular Bones: Protect the central nervous system. The vertebral
column consists of irregular bones. Sesamoids: Bones embedded within a tendon. The horse's proximal
digital sesamoids are simply called the "sesamoid bones" by horsemen, his distal digital sesamoid is referred to as the navicular bone.
Ligaments and tendons hold the skeletal system together. Ligaments hold bones to bones and tendons hold bones to muscles. Synovial membranes are found in joint capsules, where they contain synovial fluid, which lubricates joints. Bones are covered by a tough membrane called periosteum, which covers the entire bone excluding areas of articulation.
