Horse Extremities (Colloquially)
June 13, 2021
Do you know how the metacarpals, metacarpophalangeal joint, and the phalanges, of a horse are called informally?
It’s good to familiarise “one-artist-self” (is that a word?) with these informal terms which each refers to a section on a horse’s farthest “links” of its appendages. There are many more but let’s start with these first 5 sections!
The same terms apply for the metatarsals, metatarsophalangeal joint, and the phalanges, of the hind leg.