Refers to an angular limb deformity where a joint is farther away from the other limb than it should be.... ↪ Read more

Refers to an angular limb deformity where a joint is closer to the other limb than it should be.... ↪ Read more

A broken forward pastern axis is where one of the phalanges is at a lower angle than the one below it.... ↪ Read more

A broken back pastern axis is one where one of the phalanges is at a steeper angle than the one below it.... ↪ Read more

The balance point between the anterior and posterior halves of the well-shod foot. Located halfway between the toe and the bulbs of the heel. The term was created by Dave Duckett.... ↪ Read more

This occurs during that part of the stride when the limb is beginning to move forward and the anterior portion of the hoof leaves the ground. Break over point is that place on the ground surface of the dorsal wall and sole around which the limb rotates as the hoof leaves the ground. An unbalanced... ↪ Read more

To join metal surfaces using brass, bronze, or copper as a filler material.... ↪ Read more

The portion of the shoe that curves back from the toe towards the heel.... ↪ Read more

Describes a horseshoe which has the outer edge of the hoof-facing side rounded or beveled. This is done to prevent the exposed edge of the full-fit shoe from being pulled off should it be stepped on by another hoof's shoe.... ↪ Read more

Damage or rupture of the sheath of a tendon, most often the SDF of a foreleg. Bowed tendons usually occur in performance horses during hard exertion. a.k.a: Tendinitis; peritendinitis; tendosynovitis; tendovaginitis.... ↪ Read more

See: Carpus Varus.... ↪ Read more

Grains or chips of Tungsten Carbide in a steel or brass matrix. Applied to the ground surface of a horseshoe in the forge, with an acetylene torch, or with an arc welder; borium provides traction on hard, slick footing such as pavement. It also increases the wear life of the shoe.... ↪ Read more