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CANON POSTERIEUR [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

When the horse is posed with his hind cannon vertical, a line dropped from his buttock to the ground should graze his hock and the hind cannon bone.

OBS

English-Canadian dictionaries give the spelling "cannon" only.

Key term(s)
  • hind canon
  • hind-cannon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Partie des membres postérieurs comprise entre le jarret et le boulet.

Spanish

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