Did you know that the horse is human skeleton is actually quite similar?

Well it is. Yes, there are some major differences; the size of horse’s bones are much larger than yours, the proportions are different and we each have a few that are unique. But overall our skeleton and the horse’s skeleton are a lot alike.

In this series of articles on Comparable Parts, I am going to examine the similarities and differences between our two skeletons. Sometimes I will take individual bones while in other cases we will look at a collection of bones. The idea is to help you recognize, name locate particular boney landmarks on both you and your horse and understand how the bones determine movement in each species. Hopefully you will find this information useful when it comes to answering Quiz questions. Perhaps more importantly it will help you understand your horse and how you can work together in whatever equestrian discipline you enjoy.