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Superficial Digital Flexor Tendon. A tendon which runs down the back of the leg, splits below the fetlock, and attaches to the P I and P II. In the hind legs, the SDF acts primarily as a ligament of the stay apparatus.... ↪ Read more

Describes a horseshoe which has its outer edge sloped outward from the hoof surface down to the ground surface. This is usually done on draft horseshoes to give the horse a greater base of support and create the appearance of a larger hoof.... ↪ Read more

[from the Greek skleros, hard]: Hardening of soft tissues, especially nerves, due to disease.... ↪ Read more

Systematic use of controlled experiments to try to prove AND disprove a given hypothesis.... ↪ Read more

Fault of gait which results in the toe of a fore hoof striking the dorsal surface of the lateral hind hoof or leg.... ↪ Read more

A hoof crack parallel to the horn tubules. May be superficial or penetrating, and can occur anywhere in the hoof wall.... ↪ Read more

Containing a salt.... ↪ Read more

[from the Latin sagitta, an arrow]: A sagittal plane divides the left side from the right. Hoof anatomy models are often cut into sagittal section. See also: Transversal.... ↪ Read more

Describes a horseshoe which has the outer edge of the ground surface of the medial branch beveled. This is done to decrease the chance of it pulling another shoe or causing injury should the horse interfere.... ↪ Read more

See: Sickle hocked.... ↪ Read more

See: Underrun Heels.... ↪ Read more