[from the Greek angkylos, crooked]: Fusing of a joint.... ↪ Read more

Conformational growth problems where bones that are supposed to be in line instead form shallow angles when viewed from front or back.... ↪ Read more

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A non-magnetic, conductive, metallic element. Atomic number 13, atomic weight 26.981526; melting point 660.2*C; boiling point 2,467*C; specific gravity 2.69; valence 3. It is very abundant in impure form in the Earth's crust. Refined aluminum is very lightweight, workable, and easily recycled.... ↪ Read more

Determined by registraction papers, breeders certificate, the eruption and ear of the teeth, the feel of the ribs, jaw or tail. One horse year is said to be equal 5 to 7 human years.... ↪ Read more

Associate of the Farriers Company of London. Previous title for farriers at the level now designated A.W.C.F.... ↪ Read more

American Farriers Association. U.S. based organization of farriers founded in 1971. Address: 4059 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40511... ↪ Read more

Sticking together. The abnormal joining of living tissues.... ↪ Read more

Coming about suddenly and severely, but persisting briefly. See also: Chronic.... ↪ Read more

Any of numerous thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers or copolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, esters of these acids, or acrylonitrile, used in horseshoeing to fill gaps or cracks in the hoof wall.... ↪ Read more

A blowtorch which burns a combination of compressed acetylene gas and oxygen. Used for welding, brazing, and cutting metals.... ↪ Read more

A localized infection of the sensitive tissues within the hoof. Abscesses often cause lameness which usually subsides when they are drained. If not drained intentionally, abscesses often rupture at the coronary band or the bulbs of the heels. a.k.a.: Gravel; Puss Pocket.... ↪ Read more