equine terms, breeds

Question 1

tarsus (hind limb)

Answer 1

hock

Question 2

carpus (forelimb)

Answer 2

knee

Question 3

second metacarpus / MC2

Answer 3

splint bone

Question 4

third metacarpus/MC3

Answer 4

cannon bone

Question 5

fourth metacarpus MC4

Answer 5

splint bone

Question 6

metacarpo/tarsophalangeal joint

Answer 6

fetlock or ankle

Question 7

first / proximal phalanx, P1

Answer 7

long pastern bone

Question 8

second / middle phalanx, P2

Answer 8

short pastern bone

Question 9

third / distal phalanx, P3

Answer 9

coffin bone

Question 10

young newborn horse

Answer 10

foal

Question 11

young horse no longer nursing, age after weaning / separating from mare

Answer 11

6 weeks to 6 months
“grade school”

Question 12

yearling

Answer 12

between 1st-2nd bday
“highschool”

Question 13

adult

Answer 13

after 2nd bday

Question 14

when does skeletal maturity occur

Answer 14

5 years old

Question 15

colt

Answer 15

young male (up to 2yo)

Question 16

filly

Answer 16

young female (up to 2yo)

Question 17

mare

Answer 17

adult (2yo+) inact female

maiden
barren
in foal
with foal/nursing/lactating

Question 18

gelding

Answer 18

castrated male

Question 19

stallion

Answer 19

intact male

Question 20

cryptorchid

Answer 20

undescended testicle

Question 21

color?

Answer 21

bay

Question 22

color?

Answer 22

dappled

Question 23

color?

Answer 23

grey

Question 24

color?

Answer 24

flea bitten

Question 25

color?

Answer 25

chestnut

Question 26

pony height

Answer 26

less than 14 hands (56 inches)

Question 27

horse height

Answer 27

taller than 14 hands

one hand = 4inch

Question 28

miniature horses

Answer 28

equine dwarfism with genetic and developmental defects