This model introduces visible parts and joint regions. Hoof undersides show a simplified sole, frog, bars and grooves, with a pale white line. Lighter teaching colors and underside lighting make the structures easier to distinguish; natural hoof pigmentation varies. Left and right always mean the horse’s left and right.

The skeleton is a simplified teaching model for recognizing major structures. The right foreleg includes a refined elbow, with its olecranon and trochlear notch, and an accessory carpal bone behind the knee. It represents a common adult configuration; individual horses vary. It is not a scan, a dental model, or a guide to diagnosing lameness. Fine joint surfaces, skull detail, ligaments, tendons and other soft tissues are not fully represented. The labels and broad relationships were checked against the references below.

University of Missouri · Anatomy of the Horse Foot
Extension Horses · Parts of the Horse
University of Minnesota · Distal Limb
University of Minnesota · Thoracic Limb
University of Minnesota · Pelvic Limb
University of Minnesota · Neck and Thorax