Brand of horseshoes and farrier tools since 1908.... ↪ Read more

Each diagonal pair of limbs (off fore/near hind, near fore/off hind) move more or less together. A natural trot is a good example of a diagonal gait.... ↪ Read more

The surgical cutting of a ligament.... ↪ Read more

The act of realigning the P-III's basal surface with the ground by the use of radiographs and by trimming of the correct amount of heel.... ↪ Read more

The sensitive connective tissue layer of the skin located below the epidermis, containing nerve endings, sweat and sebaceous glands, and blood and lymph vessels. The sensitive laminae of the hoof are dermal. a.k.a: Corium.... ↪ Read more

A hoof pad that is thick at the rear of the hoof and tapers to the toe.Used to elevate the heels.... ↪ Read more

Internal, close to the center of gravity.... ↪ Read more

aka: Deep flexor tendon, DFT, DDFT, originates at the deep flexor muscle of the leg, and inserts (attaches to) at the semilunar crest of the coffin bone after passing over the fulcrum points formed by the proximal and distal (navicular) sesamoid bones. It flexes (folds) the leg when the deep flexor... ↪ Read more

A horse's mother.... ↪ Read more

Suffix meaning cell. cyto-: Prefix meaning cell, or having to do with cells. cytology: Cellular biology.... ↪ Read more

A horse with "cut out under the knees" has a cannon bone that while vertical is slightly towards the back of the knee, and not directly below the upper leg.... ↪ Read more

Cushing's Disease (a thyroid tumor) is a cause of laminitis and founder - particularly in older horses. If the cause of the laminitis or founder is Cushing's Disease, this must be diagnosed and treated before any treatment for the laminitis can be effective.... ↪ Read more