The gaskin is located between which joints?

• A. Between hock and stifle
• B. Between knee and fetlock
• C. Between fetlock and pastern
• D. Between withers and loin

Answer: (A)

In horses, the gaskin is the long, muscular part of the hind leg that lies between the stifle (the knee) and the hock (the ankle/tarsus). This places it directly between those two joints, so the correct description is between the hock and the stifle. The other options describe different regions: between knee and fetlock is higher on the leg, between fetlock and pastern is the pastern area near the hoof, and between withers and loin is on the back, not the leg.