Part 3
Anatomy 76
Skeletal muscles T
here are, in reality, three types of muscle in the horse’s body. These are skeletal muscle, which is what most people typically think of when hearing the word muscle; smooth muscle which is not under conscious control and plays a role in blood vessels, the respiratory system and the gut of the horse; and finally cardiac muscle which makes up the heart. In this article, we will look at skeletal muscle which is used to move the horse’s body and is under conscious control. As the name suggests, skeletal muscles connect bone to bone. They generate movement, but they also stabilise the joints of the limbs, allowing the horse to remain stable and even to sleep standing up.
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