[Latin]: A network of nerves or blood vessels....
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A race horse shoer, specifically a shoer of "flat track" or Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse running horses....
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The sensitive, rubbery structure situated above the frog within the hoof. Because the word "plantar" implies the hind foot, and the cushions are common to all four hooves, they are sometimes referred to as digital cushions....
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[from the Latin planta, the sole of the human foot]: The back side of the horse's hind leg....
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(1) A keg shoe with no calks or special features. Usually creased just through the nail holes. (2) A handmade shoe without any special features, calks, fullering, or creasing....
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Two imaginary lines running the entire height of the dorsal hoof wall, which are anterior points of weight-bearing. A farrier's guideline to help determine the amount of roll needed for a rolled toe. Used in Duckett's method of hoof balance....
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The study of how the body functions....
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Brand of keg shoes from 1882 through 1962....
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Any of the major bones in a digit. The plural "phalanxes" is used only for the military (non-anatomic) meaning of this word. The plural phalanges is used in anatomy....
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A condition due to excessive heel growth. The P III and hoof are parallel, but not in line with the pastern. This condition can occur with club foot....
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