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head to toe (and all parts inbetween)

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barrel   capacity of chest or trunk  
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bars   raised v-shaped structure on distal surface of hoof (the divots around the frog)  
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cannon bone   3rd metacarpal of a horse, also called the shin bone  
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cheek   fleshy portion on either side of the face  
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chest   thorax, body between the neck and abdomen  
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chestnuts   (old digits) near the knee on front legs and the hock on back legs  
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coffin joint   the joining of the coffin bone (hoof) and the short pastern  
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corners   3rd incisor in equine  
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coronary band   junction between the skin and the horn(hoof) (also called coronet)  
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crest   root of the mane. on the neck  
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croup   muscular area around and above the tail  
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cutters   2nd incisors of equine  
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dock   solid part of the tail  
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elbow   distal humerus proximal radius and proximal ulna (close to the shoulder)  
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ergot   small keratinized mass of a horn.(old digits)  
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fetlock   between the pasture and the cannon bone  
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fetlock joint   joint that attaches the cannon and fetlock bone  
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flank   side of the body between the ribs and the ilium  
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forelock   cranial part of the mane hanging on the forehead  
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frog   the V-shape pad of soft horn between the bars of the sole on an equines foot  
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gaskin   the muscular portion on the hind limb between the stifle and the hook  
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heart girth   circumference of the chest behind the front legs  
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heel   caudal Region of the hoof that has an area of soft tissue called the bulb  
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hock   tarsal joint  
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hoof   hard covering of the digit in ungulates  
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ungulate   hoofed animal  
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hoof wall   the hard horny outer layer of the hoof (the toenail)  
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knee   the carpus in ungulates  
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loin   lumbar region of the back between the thorax and the pelvis (lower back)  
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mane   long coarse hair along the neck ending at the pole  
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muzzle   two nostrils and muscles of the upper and lower lip  
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pole   top of the head  
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nipper   central incisors of equine  
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paralumbar fossa   hollow area of the flank (dorsal)  
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pastern   area between the fetlock and hoof  
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pastern joint   connects the fetlock and the pastern (p1 & P2)  
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Quarter   lateral or mid side of the hoof (sides of the hoof)  
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shoulder   region around the joint between the humerus and scapula (scapula = collar bone)  
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sole   Palmer or planter surface of the hoof crescent shape (palm)  
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stifle joint   joint between tibia and femur (stifle)  
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tail   vertebrae column extending beyond the trunk.  
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tail head   base of the tail where it connects to the body  
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teat   nipple of the udder  
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toe   cranial side of the hoof  
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udder   mammary gland  
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white line   fusion between the wall and the sole of the hoof  
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withers   hump at the bottom of a mane  
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brisket   dangled fat on a bovines chest  
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dewclaw   accessory claw of the ruminant foot from the fetlock  
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dewlap   loose skin around the chest and neck  
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forearm   between the elbow and the knee  
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forehead   between the eyes  
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pedal   pertaining to the foot  
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pins   protrusion of the ischium bones just lateral to the base of the tail in ruminants  
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ruminants   mammals that are omnivores and have more than one stomach  
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switch   tuft of hair at the end of a tail  
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chine   thoracic region of the back (behind the whither)  
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hooks   protrusion of the wing of the ilium on the dorsal lateral area of ruminants  
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horn butt   pole region between the eyes and ears of previous horn growth  
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rump   the butt  
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wattle   appendage suspended under the head on the chin (usually on goats)  
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ham   upper thigh of swine  
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jowl   external throat of swine, especially when loose skin and fat is present  
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snout   upper lip and apex of the nose of swine  
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chin   protrusion of the mandible  
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pinna   projecting part of the ear lying outside the head (auricle)  
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