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Chestnut (horse anatomy) Chestnut. The chestnut, also known as a night eye, [1] is a callosity on the body of a horse or other equine, found on the inner side of the leg above the knee on the foreleg and, if present, below the hock on the hind leg. It is believed to be a vestigial toe, and along with the ergot form the three toes of some other ...
Aesculus hippocastanum is a large tree, growing to about 39 metres (128 ft) tall [9] with a domed crown of stout branches. On old trees, the outer branches are often pendulous with curled-up tips. The leaves are opposite and palmately compound, with 5–7 leaflets 13–30 cm (5–12 in) long, making the whole leaf up to 60 cm (24 in) across ...
Fruit of a Horse-chestnut still in a half cocoon of which the fragile sprout has already reached the soil. The genus Aesculus (/ ˈɛskjʊləs / [1] or / ˈaɪskjʊləs /), with species called buckeye and horse chestnut, comprises 13–19 species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. They are trees and shrubs native to the temperate ...
Brown, eyes may be lighter at birth. Chestnut is a hair coat color of horses consisting of a reddish-to-brown coat with a mane and tail the same or lighter in color than the coat. Chestnut is characterized by the absolute absence of true black hairs. It is one of the most common horse coat colors, seen in almost every breed of horse.
A chestnut-colored horse chestnut 1. Chestnut (coat): A reddish-brown coat color with matching or lighter-colored mane and tail. [1]: 42 2. Chestnut (horse anatomy): A callosity on the inside of each leg, thought to possibly be a vestigial remnant of the pad of a toe. [1]: 42 Not present on the hind legs of donkeys and zebras.
Aesculus glabra, commonly known as Ohio buckeye, [2] Texas buckeye, [3] fetid buckeye, [3] and horse chestnut [3] is a species of tree in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) native to North America. Its natural range is primarily in the Midwestern and lower Great Plains regions of the United States, extending southeast into the geological Black ...
Pseudomonas syringae pv. Aesculi is a bacterium that causes bleeding canker of horse chestnut. The pathogen overwinters in the soil and can survive in the soil for about a year. [2] It is spread by water, rain, and tools that were used on the infected tree. [3] It causes lesions on the bark of the tree that can be near the base of the trunk or ...
Exterior hoof wall color is usually linked to coat color. Most horses have a dark grayish hoof wall unless they have white leg markings, in which case they will have pale-colored hooves. The leopard complex gene will create a light and dark striped hoof, and many chestnut horses have brownish hooves that are somewhat lighter than the usual dark ...