-
Actually, they're running on fingertips with the hoof similar to the human nail.
https://esc.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Bone-Comparison.jpg
-
For your viewing pleasure
-
Wow. Very interesting!
-
-
i was going to mention this, but you already nail it
-
Did the pinky and thumb just kinda disappear or are they even tinier than the ring and index equivalent?
-
It's actually a really interesting question. It's commonly believed that on horses the vestigial remnants of additional toes/hooves/foot structure are the chestnuts and ergots. The first known horse had 3 and 4 hooves per leg!
-
This is a trimmed chestnut. They grow a material similar to a nail or horse hoof - ergots are similar, but in a different location. When they get big you just peel or clip it off. They can smell a bit strong when you trim them, but hooves smell worse when the farrier comes out!
-
-
Isn’t that exactly what the picture is showing or am I missing something here.
-
Neigh. The picture is only showing from the (human) wrist down. Horse legs and most (all?) mammal quadruped legs actually pretty closely resemble each other.
-
-
-
"Anatomical horse legs"
-
Thanks, I hate it
-
Sometimes I crawl on all 4s and pretend I'm a horse.with 8 legs.
-
This better not awaken anything in me
-
Yes! And they're always walking on their middle fingers.
-
it actually makes it easier to draw them visualizing it like that in your head
-
Wuh?
-
Reminds me of a classic bit from a comedy podcast (My Brother, My Brother, and Me) https://youtu.be/6YqXXBKBPRI?si=_Bmjlr2LIQh56Fhi
