Withers The location of the Withers on a horse. The withers is the highest point on the back of a non-upright animal, on the ridge between its shoulder blades.// if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } // Horses They are made up by the dorsal spinal processes of the first 5 to 9 thoracic vertebrae (every horse