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[from theLatin tendo, to stretch]: Strong fibrous tissue which connects muscle to bone. Tendons function primarily to facilitate movement. Tendons slide within lubricated sheaths, are inelastic, and are subject to sprains and ruptures.... ↪ Read more

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Average 100° F (38° C), (99.1° to 100.8° F. range, influenced by age).... ↪ Read more

The hock joint.... ↪ Read more

One of the five basic hoof shapes listed in the eagle eye approach suggested by Scott Simpson, CJF. The Tag pattern is most common in hind feet. It is somewhat pointed at the toe, straight through the quarters, and turns sharply at the heels. The Tag hoof is widest across its rear third.... ↪ Read more

[from the Greek syn, with; and Latin ovum, egg]: A very slippery, oil-like substance which is produced by the body to lubricate the joints and tendons.... ↪ Read more

The heel of a horseshoe which is folded up onto the hoof surface of the shoe. The hoof surface is then leveled. Swelled heels raise the heels of the hoof without creating as much traction as blocked heels or heel calks.... ↪ Read more

Deterioration of the muscles in a horse's shoulder due to nerve damage.... ↪ Read more

Any of a number of horseshoe styles which have the ground side molded into a traction modifying pattern. Most feature a deep groove which runs the whole way around the shoe.... ↪ Read more

A molding tool which straps onto the anvil and/or fits into its hardie hole. Different swedge blocks can be used to modify barstock which can then be forged into rim shoes, polo plates, and other shoes with special cross-sections. a.k.a: Swage block.... ↪ Read more

Is attached to the cannon bone between the two splint bones.... ↪ Read more