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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Zoology
DEF

One of the anterior legs of a quadruped.

CONT

The foreleg of the horse is, for the most part, a model of good engineering. Most of a horse's weight is carried on its forelimbs. A horse puts more stress on its front legs than its rear limbs, because it carries 60-65 percent of its weight up front.

Key term(s)
  • fore leg

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Zoologie
CONT

L'amble est une allure dans laquelle le cheval lève en même temps une patte antérieure et une postérieure, toutes deux du même côté.

Spanish

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