Uncastrated male mule (mules are usually sterile).... ↪ Read more

A stallion used for breeding.... ↪ Read more

One of the five basic hoof shapes listed in the eagle eye approach suggested by Scott Simpson, CJF. The Stubby pattern is generally round, but wider than it is long. The widest part of the hoof will be about midway between the toe and heels.... ↪ Read more

See: Bruise.... ↪ Read more

The inner unpigmented layer of hoof wall.... ↪ Read more

A straight pastern often means that there is too little angle between the pastern and the cannon bone - a pastern that is higher than 60 degrees to the ground in an adult horse.... ↪ Read more

A horse that is "straight behind" has less than normal angulation of the hock and stifle joints. Also called "post legged."... ↪ Read more

A large framework used to immobilize a horse and hold the hoof in position for shoeing. Shoeing stocks are commonly used for heavy draft horses, and sometimes for unmanageable smaller horses.... ↪ Read more

A stifled horse suffers from recurring, temporary immobilization of the hock due to the locking of the patella. This condition can be corrected through surgery.... ↪ Read more

A horseshoe designed to prevent the horse from bearing full weight on the shod foot. In older texts, the stifle shoe is called a patten shoe.... ↪ Read more

A light, sharp form of heel calk often used on the lateral side of hind race horseshoes.... ↪ Read more

An alloy of iron and carbon.The carbon in steel, usually between 0.2 and 2.0% allows it to be hardened and tempered. Modern steels often contain additional elements for other qualities as well.... ↪ Read more