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The Body:This subject may not be very fun for some of us out there but trust me, a horse's body is way more fun to learn about than a human's.
We'll start with the heart. A horses heart is as big as a melon and it's heart rate is about 18 beats per minute. The adult horse's heart weighs about 9 pounds. Like a human's, a horse's heart has four chambers and it works basically the same as our's.
However, a horse's skeleton is not as similar to our's. Like us they have a large rib cage taking up most of their body and a stong back bone running down their back. However, their back bone is called a sacrum. And while they do have knees in their front legs, in their back legs they have what is called a hock. The hock is the place in the back legs where it looks kind of like a backwards knee and it juts out in the back. This leads us down to the hoof. under the hock there is a splint bone, then a cannon bone, a long pastern bone, and a short pastern bone, all leading down to the coffin bone. The coffin bone is the bone in the hooves. These bones are similar in the front legs under the knee.
We'll start with the heart. A horses heart is as big as a melon and it's heart rate is about 18 beats per minute. The adult horse's heart weighs about 9 pounds. Like a human's, a horse's heart has four chambers and it works basically the same as our's.
However, a horse's skeleton is not as similar to our's. Like us they have a large rib cage taking up most of their body and a stong back bone running down their back. However, their back bone is called a sacrum. And while they do have knees in their front legs, in their back legs they have what is called a hock. The hock is the place in the back legs where it looks kind of like a backwards knee and it juts out in the back. This leads us down to the hoof. under the hock there is a splint bone, then a cannon bone, a long pastern bone, and a short pastern bone, all leading down to the coffin bone. The coffin bone is the bone in the hooves. These bones are similar in the front legs under the knee.
Essential Horse Items:
•Leather halter •Hay •Helmet
•Lead rope •Treats •Breeches or jeans
•Grooming tote •Bucket for feeding •Riding boots
•Hoof pick •Bucket for bathing •Gloves
•Rubber curry comb •Saddle •Bedding
•Metal currry comb •Saddle pad •Bedding shovel
•Dandy brush •Girth •Dewormer
•Body brush •Bridle •Horse trailer
•Sponge •Bit •Barn or Stable or any
•Sweat scraper •Leather soap and conditioner other place to keep
•Shampoo •Shipping boots or bandages your horse
•Fly repelent •Tounout blanket
•Fly mask •First aid kit
•Pellets or textured feed •Hose
•Leather halter •Hay •Helmet
•Lead rope •Treats •Breeches or jeans
•Grooming tote •Bucket for feeding •Riding boots
•Hoof pick •Bucket for bathing •Gloves
•Rubber curry comb •Saddle •Bedding
•Metal currry comb •Saddle pad •Bedding shovel
•Dandy brush •Girth •Dewormer
•Body brush •Bridle •Horse trailer
•Sponge •Bit •Barn or Stable or any
•Sweat scraper •Leather soap and conditioner other place to keep
•Shampoo •Shipping boots or bandages your horse
•Fly repelent •Tounout blanket
•Fly mask •First aid kit
•Pellets or textured feed •Hose
A newborn foal should be walking within 2 hours of life and should be nursing with 3 hours of life.
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