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    The Equine Skeleton

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    What makes up the basis of the equine skeleton?
    We hope this simple diagram will help you when your vet, physiotherapist, trainer, or one of us mentions a body part and you’re not quite sure what we are talking about!

    A simple illustrative guide to the equine skeleton.

    1. Maxilla (upper jawbone)
    2. Mandible (lower jawbone)
    3. Occiput (poll)
    4. Cervical (neck) vertebrae (7 in total)
    5. Scapula
    6. Shoulder joint
    7. Humerus
    8. Elbow joint
    9. Radius
    10. Carpus (knee) joint made up of 3 separate joints: radiocarpal, middle carpal and carpometacarpal joints)
    11. 3rd metacarpal bone (cannon)
    12. Fetlock (metacarpophalangeal) joint
    13. P1 (1st phalanx, high pastern bone)
    14. 2nd phalanx (P2, low pastern bone)
    15. 3rd phalanx (P3, coffin bone)
    16. Thoracic vertebrae (17 in total)
    17. Lumbar vertebrae (6 in total) 
    18. Coccygeal (tail) vertebrae
    19. Pelvis
    20. Hip joint
    21. Femur (thigh bone)
    22. Stifle joint
    23. Tibia
    24. Hock joint (made up of 4 separate joints: tibiotarsal, proximal intertarsal, distal intertarsal and tarsometatarsal joints) 
    25. 3rd metatarsal bone (cannon)
    26. Proximal interphalangeal joint  (Pastern joint)
    27. Distal interphalangeal joint (Coffin joint)

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    Dr Kirstie Pickles BVMS MSc PgCert(CounsSkills) PhD CertEM(IntMed) DipECEIM MRCVS RCVS RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine Kirstie is an enthusiastic, evidence-based equine internal medicine specialist and educator with clinical and academic experience in the UK, USA, and New Zealand. Passionate about animal welfare, veterinary education, and wellbeing. Active research programmes in equine trigeminal headshaking, equine gastric ulcer syndrome, veterinary professional wellbeing, and the autistic experience. Confident and effective presentation and written communication skills to undergraduate, postgraduate, veterinary profession, and lay audiences with strong attention to detail.

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