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Parts of the Horse- -The Elbow

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Parts of the Horse--The Elbow

#5: The elbow is the boney protrusion right in front of the girth area.

K. Blocksdorf 2006
Definition: The point just in front of the girth area is formed by the top of the forearm bone (radius bone). The radius bone is equivalent to the large forearm bone in our arm.

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