That feeling when you call a pony's knees elbows, so that human readers get the right idea about where they are. I think, based on my reference photo, the back knees are called 'gaskins'? Is that right?

Also in my reference, the arrow labeled 'flank' clearly points to the side of the poor beast's belly. Someone needs to be the brave soul to prove to brony-kind that, no matter how well it rhymes with "blank", "flank" does not mean "butt".

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...I just found out that 'sock' and 'stocking' are both terms for leg coloration patterns on horses.

GODDAMN IT MINTY.

Can I just share with you all some of the silly things I've found myself typing into my Google bar these past few days? I assure you, it was all in the pursuit of writing research. Still makes me laugh, though.

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