Ligaments are strong fibrous tissues which connect bones to one another. (Except for check ligaments, which connect tendon to bone.) Ligaments are subject to sprains and tears.... ↪ Read more

Low Heel, Long Toe: A condition in equine hooves in which the heels are excessively low due to trimming, wear, or underrun growth; and the toe is excessively long, often in the form of a flare. L.H.L.T. is known to contribute to navicular disease and gait defects such as forging and overreaching.... ↪ Read more

A wound or local degeneration of tissue or bone.... ↪ Read more

The portion of the limb of the horse below the knee or hock.... ↪ Read more

Both off limbs move more or less in unison, as do both near limbs. A pace is a good example of a lateral gait.... ↪ Read more

The LET assists the common extensor tendon in extending the front leg and the long extensor tendon in extending the hind end. The LET is anatomically different in the front and hind limbs of the horse. In the front limb, the LET runs separately but parallel to the CDET and inserts on the upper end... ↪ Read more

Cartilage structures which extend, one from either side, rearward from the wings of the PIII. These form the internal support posterior part of the hoof. a.k.a: Collateral cartilages.... ↪ Read more

(1) The outer side, away from the centerline. Opposite of medial. (2) On the same side of the horse; such as the near foreleg and the near hind. (3) Towards or on the side of something.... ↪ Read more

A systemic illness in the horse which involves the malfunction of the AVAs in the hooves. The blood flow through the hoof may be increased, but it is diverted away from the fine capillaries which supply the laminae. This results in the death of some laminar tissue, and causes the horse pain.... ↪ Read more

(plural laminae): The tissues which attach the PIII to the hoof wall. The inner laminae are attached to the bone and are called sensitive laminae. The outer laminae are attached to the wall and are called horny laminae. With magnification from the solar viewpoint, the horny and sensitive laminae can... ↪ Read more

Describes a horse who is suffering sufficient pain and/or mechanical defect to interfere with normal movement and weight bearing in one or more limbs. Limping.... ↪ Read more

See: Carpus valgus.... ↪ Read more