Oct 10, 2015

Vocabulary


MANE – The hair from the horses neck.


FETLOCK– Joint a few inches above the hoof.


FEATHERS – Long hair above horses' hooves.


NARES – Another term for the horse’s nostrils.


STAR –A small white spot on the horse’s forehead.


BLAZE – A white stripe down the front of the horse's face.


SOCKS– White on bottom of the legs up to the fetlock.


STOCKINGS– White on the legs past the fetlock.



(Sometimes horses can also have black socks or stockings instead of, or as well as, white ones.)

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