The Horse Encyclopedia for Kids

The Horse Encyclopedia for Kids — page 3 — Horse diagram There are many terms used to describe a horse’s unique body Knowing these terms can give people context when they are learning about horses For example knowing where a horse’s withers are will help people understand where the height of a horse is measured Loins Back Root of tail Flank Quarters Belly Hock Hoof

The Horse Encyclopedia for Kids — page 4 — Withers Girth Mane Cheek bone Jowls Muzzle Throat Chin groove Point of shoulder Breast Knee

The Horse Encyclopedia for Kids — page 5 — Coat Colors and Patterns Horses come in many different colors and patterns Some common ones include bay buckskin chestnut dun palomino pinto and roan Bay Bay coats are reddish brown These horses will also have black tails manes and lower limbs Buckskin Buckskin coats are golden and the horses should have black markings on the legs and ears They also have black tails and manes Chestnut Chestnut horses can have light to dark-red coats Their manes and tails can sometimes be lighter than their coats Dun Dun horses can have sandy-gray coats though they range in shade Duns have a dorsal stripe running along their backs ears that are tipped in dark coloring and cobwebbing on their coats

The Horse Encyclopedia for Kids — page 6 — Palomino Palomino is a golden coat color Palomino horses have tails and manes that are always lighter than the body coat color Pinto Horses with pinto patterns appear to have paint splattered on them They can have either white splatters on a colored body or colored splatters over a white body Roan Horses that have roan patterning can have a base color of bay chestnut black or more What distinguishes these horses as roan is the white hairs mixed in with the colored hairs

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