Fig. 12.2 Penultimate stride before take-off Fig. 12.3 Penultimate stride before take-off – skeleton Fig. 12.4 Penultimate stride before take-off – musculature Fig. 12.5 Last stride before take-off Fig. 12.6…

Trailing hind single stance (Figs 10.2–10.4) Fig. 10.2 shows the left hind in contact with the ground (because the horse is in right canter so the left hind is called…

Right diagonal stance In Fig. 9.2 (p. 101) the left fore and right hind are in contact with the ground. This is known as the right diagonal stance. The diagonal…

Preferred rolling places Horses usually choose one or two preferred rolling spots and this may help to establish herd bonding by coating them in the ‘herd smell’. Wild horses and…

Walking on the right rein Hind triple stance In the series of illustrations shown here, the horse starts the walk on the right rein, with the horse placing the right…

Scapula Humerus Radius Ulna Knee or carpus (consisting of seven or eight carpal bones) Cannon (large metacarpal) bone Two splint bones (medial and small metacarpals) Long pastern (first phalanx) Short…