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A horse hoof is the lower extremity of each leg of a horse, the part that makes contact with the ground and carries the weight of the animal. It is both hard and ...
The hoof surrounds the distal end of the second phalanx, the distal phalanx, and the navicular bone. [5] The hoof consists of the hoof wall, the bars of the hoof, the sole and frog and soft tissue shock absorption structures. [5] The weight of the animal is normally borne by both the sole and the edge of the hoof wall.
The area directly above the horse's hoof: a ring of soft tissue just above the horny hoof that blends into the skin of the leg. Includes the bottom of the middle phalanx bone. [8]: 121 counter canter A form of the canter where the horse is deliberately asked to canter on a curve with the outside leg leading, which is opposite of usual.
The hoof (including the frog - the V-shaped part on the bottom of the horses hoof) is a very important part of the circulatory system. As the horse puts weight onto the hoof, the hoof wall is pushed outwards and the frog compressed, driving blood out of the frog, the digital pad, and the laminae of the hoof.
The horse (Equus ferus caballus) [2] [3] is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, Eohippus, into the large, single-toed animal of today.
The frog is triangular in shape. The frog is a part of a horse hoof, located on the underside, which should touch the ground if the horse is standing on soft footing.The frog is triangular in shape, and extends midway from the heels toward the toe, covering around 25% of the bottom of the hoof.
Hoof or horseshoe wear can indicate breakover and if the horse is dragging its toes. Change in shape of the hoof wall is also common in horses with laminitis. "Founder rings," or thickened concentric rings in the hoof wall, indicate a past episode of laminitis. Concavity of the dorsal (front) surface of the hoof can indicate chronic laminitis.
The common adage “no foot, no horse” rings true in that the shape and soundness of a horse’s hoof dictates the tasks it can perform. [3] Equine athletes asked to perform at intense levels of competition experience a great deal of wear on the internal and external structures of the hoof. [3]