🐴 Introduction to Equine Anatomy

A Clear, Practical Guide to Understanding Your Horse’s Body

You don’t need a veterinary degree to understand your horse’s anatomy — just the right guidance.

This Introduction to Equine Anatomy is a friendly, accessible course designed for horse owners, caregivers, and anyone new to equine health who wants to better understand how the horse’s body works — and why that matters in everyday care, training, and injury prevention.


🎓 What You’ll Learn:

This course will walk you through the major anatomical systems and structures—like bones, muscles, joints, and key soft tissue areas—using real-world explanations and visual learning to make it easy to follow and apply.

Instead of memorizing long Latin terms, you’ll learn:

  • What common structures are and what they do

  • How anatomy affects posture, movement, and performance

  • Where to look and feel on your own horse to understand what’s happening beneath the skin

  • Primary structures of each of the bodily systems

This isn’t just about book knowledge — it’s about helping you be a better advocate and caregiver for your horse.


📚 What’s Included:

  • Engaging video lessons that break down complex concepts into simple, easy-to-understand segments

  • Coloring book–style anatomy pages to help you visualize and retain what you learn

  • Blank diagrams so you can label and test your knowledge as you go

  • Downloadable reference guides to keep at the barn or in your tack room

  • Clear explanations of terms without overwhelming jargon

  • Lifetime access so you can revisit materials anytime


🧠 Why This Course Works:

Too many anatomy courses rely on memorization and technical language that leaves horse owners feeling lost. This course flips that approach — using practical examples, clear visuals, and real-life scenarios to help you connect the dots between anatomy and what you see or feel in your own horse.

You’ll come away feeling empowered, not overwhelmed — and better equipped to notice changes, ask the right questions, and understand what your vet, therapist, or trainer is talking about.


🙌 Perfect For:

  • Curious horse owners who want to understand their horse’s body better

  • Students starting a journey into equine bodywork or healthcare

  • Equine professionals who want a refresher in simple, teachable language

  • Anyone who wants to make more informed decisions about training, tack, and care



Build a strong foundation in equine anatomy — with confidence, clarity, and tools you’ll actually use.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome!

    2. References and Resources

    1. Let’s Get Oriented

    1. Finding Surface Landmarks

    2. Test Your Learning!

    1. The Equine Skeleton

    2. Bones!

    3. Joints Part 1

    4. Joints Part 2

    5. Test Your Learning!

    1. Muscles!

    2. Muscular Anatomy Part 1

    3. Muscular Anatomy Part 2

    4. Test Your Learning!

    1. Nerves!

    2. Equine Neuroanatomy Part 1

    3. Equine Neuroanatomy Part 2

    4. Test Your Learning!

About this course

  • $199.00
  • 32 lessons
  • 5 hours of video content

Meet Your Instructor

Physical Therapist Barbara Parks

Dr. Barbara Parks, PT, DPT, CERP is a physical therapist for horse and rider based in the Nashville, TN area. Barbara received her doctorate in physical therapy from Belmont University and her Certified Equine Rehabilitation Practitioner credentials from UT-Knoxville. She is also a PATH Intl. certified therapeutic riding instructor and spent some time teaching adaptive riding lessons prior to becoming a physical therapist. Barbara has a passion for positive reinforcement training and using clicker training in rehabilitative exercise and has pursued continuing education in equine bodywork, barefoot hoofcare and composite shoeing, equine nutrition, and equine behavior and learning theory in order to provide a whole-horse approach to rehab and injury prevention. She lives on a small farm with her husband, 5 horses, 4 cats, and 3 dogs.

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