This module of vet-Anatomy presents 135 labeled anatomical illustrations of the osteology of the horse, specially illustrated and selected for veterinary students and equine veterinarians. Already acknowledged by students and teachers as an essential resource for learning and revision, the sixth edition will be a valuable reference for veterinary practitioners and for those who own and work with horses.

This is particularly true of tendons on the legs where there are no It is quite a large book which is great in terms of the clarity of the diagrams, but it can be a pain to fit on the bookshelf! The horse’s small intestine is approximately 70 feet long, comprising 30% of the total digestive system. This type of birth defect does not have to be an issue if it doesn't cause stumbling and problems with balance or affects the swiftness of gaits. Characteristic for Arab and half-Arabs with a broad forehead, big eyes, and nostrils, but most of all – concave line of the nose, and small falcate ears.

The photograph shows the laminae which keep the hoof wall tightly bonded to the internal structures. However, some tendons will flex multiple joints while extending another (the flexor tendons of the hind limb, for example, will flex the fetlock, pastern, and coffin joint, but extend the hock joint).

The main components of the peripheral nervous system are cranial nerves, spinal nerves, ganglia, and nerve endings. For example, a neck that's too short may be a hindrance in jumping, where the proper basculing is crucial. The ovaries connect to the fallopian tubes ( oviducts), which serve to move the ovum from the ovary to the uterus. Saliva acts as a lubricant to provide easier passage through the esophagus and buffers acid in the stomach. Stubbs's masterpieces of animal portraiture have long been revered not only for their anatomical exactitude, but also for their portrayal of the unique living presence within each subject.Main article: Stallion § Reproductive anatomy Secondary characteristics of a stallion include heavier muscling for a given breed than is seen in mares or geldings, often with considerable development along the crest of the neck, as shown in this image. The heart is located in the thoracic cavity within the mediastinum between the left and right pleural cavities and is protected by the ribs from about the third to the sixth intercostal spaces.

in) in diameter with longitudinal folds on the interior surface, it can expand to allow the passage of the foal. At the beginning of the first book, Ruini discusses at length the four Galenic humours (choleric, sanguine, phlegmatic and melancholic) and ways of telling a horse’s age. Systemic circulation distributes oxygenated blood in the left ventricle to the whole body through the aorta and carries deoxygenated blood to the right atrium via the cranial and caudal vena cava.

In Ruini’s estimation, the horse combines ‘great love of man’ with natural docility and is celebrated for its many ways to bring pleasure and assistance to man that it is commemorated everywhere in monuments, tombs, poetry, and painting. Characteristic for cold-blooded, and racehorses such as Lipizzaners, and Kladrubers; the head has a convex line of the nose, short top part (neurocranium) and elongated bottom part (viscerocranium), narrow forehead, small eyes, and nostrils in regards to the head's size, and long ears. Tendons are easily damaged if placed under too much strain, which can result in a painful, and possibly career-ending, injury.