MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Animals. Horses are considered obligate nasal breathers. The respiratory system of the horse prevents horses from breathing orally. The epiglottis rests above the soft palate while the animal is not swallowing, forming an airtight seal.

Detailed explanation-2: -The horse does not breathe through its mouth and nose like we do. The horse only breathes through its nostrils. The nasal passages in the horse are separated from the oral (mouth) cavity.

Detailed explanation-3: -The horse is an obligate nasal breather: it can only breathe through its nostrils, unlike people who can breathe through their nose or mouth or nose and mouth simultaneously. This is because a structure called the soft palate completely separates the upper part of the airway above the mouth from the mouth itself.

Detailed explanation-4: -No animals breathe through their mouths.

Detailed explanation-5: -Horses are obli gate nasal breathers because of the anatomical structure of the epiglottis and soft palate. Obligate nasal breathers’ means that a normal horse is not capable of breath ing from his mouth.