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parts of a horse

POLL

FOREHEAD FACE BRIDGE OF NOSE

CREST

POINT OF HIP

WITHERS

NOSTRIL MUZZLE UPPER LIP LOWER LIP

NECK

LOIN

BACK

CROUP

SHOULDER

POINT OF SHOULDER

BUTTOCK

THIGH

BARREL

CHEST

FLANK

GIRTH

ELBOW

GASKIN

FOREARM

ABDOMEN

HOCK

KNEE

CANNON

ANKLE

FETLOCK CORONET

PASTERN

HOOF

One thing to consider is whether to ride English orWestern. The most obvious difference between these two styles is in the tack . Western- style saddles were designed for cowboys. They often sat in their saddles all day when working cattle or driving them along a trail. They wanted more comfortable saddles, so Western saddles are larger and more secure than English ones. English-style tack developed from military styles of riding. An English rider has closer physical contact with the horse. The smaller saddle means that the rider can communicate with the horse more with body movements and pressure.

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