A sandcrack which starts at the top of the hoof and splits down.... ↪ Read more

Is the part of the hoof where the skin and hide join with the hoof wall.... ↪ Read more

Coronet or hair surface, part of the hoof farthest from the basal surface of the hoof at any given point.... ↪ Read more

A bruise of the hoof sole between the wall and the bar, usually caused by leaving shoes on too long. A bruise located in the seat of corn. Sometimes caused by the heels of the hoof growing over the horseshoe, or by improper shoeing.... ↪ Read more

A rural colloquialism which may refer to heel calks, blocked heels, or turned down heels on horseshoes.... ↪ Read more

See: Dermis.... ↪ Read more

Very low hoof angle with an even lower pastern angle. May result from sprained suspensory ligaments, weak pasterns, or chronic laminitis.... ↪ Read more

[from the Latin tundo, to beat]: A traumatic flesh injury which does not break the skin.... ↪ Read more

Trial or testing of a hypothesis under carefully managed conditions. All factors which might affect the outcome of the tests must be made as uniform as possible, except for the factor being tested. For an experiment to be considered valid evidence, it should involve a sufficiently large test group,... ↪ Read more

See: Flexor deformity.... ↪ Read more

Condition in which the posterior half of the hoof undergoes a significant reduction in width. This may result from other hoof problems, improper shoeing, or both. a.k.a: Contracted heels; hoofbound.... ↪ Read more

See: Contracted hoof.... ↪ Read more