| Cannon |
Bone located between the knee and the fetlock, and the hock and the fetlock. |
| Check ligaments |
System of ligaments that lock in position allowing a horse to sleep standing up. |
| Chestnut |
Horny growth inside and above each knee, and inside and below each hock. |
| Coronary Band |
Where the hoof joins the leg -- where the hoof wall is produced. Source of growth and nutrition for the hoof wall and bars. |
| Croup |
Topline of horse from the top of the tail to the highest point of the hindquarters. |
| Fetlock |
Joint formed by the cannon, pastern and sesamoid bones. |
| Frog |
Triangular area located towards the back of the underside of the hoof. |
| Gaskin |
Part of the hind leg between the hock and the stifle. |
| Hand |
Unit of measurement of the height of a horse, taken from the bottom of the front hoof to top of withers. Four inches = one hand. |
| Hock |
Joint in the hind leg joining the cannon bone and the gaskin. |
| Hoof |
The horse's foot. |
| Pastern |
Part of the leg between the coronet and the fetlock. |
| Sesamoid bones |
Small bones attached to the cannon and pastern by ligaments. Located behind the fetlock joint. |
| Withers |
The top of the shoulders, between the neck and the back. The highest point of the withers is used in measuring the horse's height. |
