fetlock
Equine ankle area
The fetlock is the joint on a horse's leg just above the hoof, where a tuft of hair often grows.
The term also refers to that tuft of hair itself.
The fetlock is a common site of injury in racehorses: The mare strained her fetlock during the race.
Equine ankle region
chestnut · sesamoid · tendon · ligament · navicular · flexor · annular · digital
Equine ankle region
- withersShrinks from dryness
- maneNeck hair, horse/lion
- forelockFront hair strand
- hockTrade for quick loan
stifle · crest · barrel · dock · croup · poll · cannon · equine
Cluster joined below
- featheringAdjusting blade pitch horizontally
- hairFibrous scalp covering
- clippingPiece cut out
- trimmingCutting away excess
brushing · cleaning · mud · debris · washing · drying · conditioning · combing
Ligament stretch injury
- strainExcessive stretching force
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- lamenessImpaired ability to walk
fracture · arthritis · bursitis · tendonitis · hyperextension · breakdown · injury · soreness
pastern
Equine ankle region
ergot · chestnut · sesamoid · tendon · ligament · navicular · flexor · annular · digital · metatarsal
sock
Knitted foot covering
spot · coronet · heel · partial · full · marking · pattern · pigmentation
pastern
Equine ankle region
hock · stifle · crest · barrel · dock · croup · poll · cannon · equine · horse
tuft
Cluster joined below
- featheringAdjusting blade pitch horizontally
- hairFibrous scalp covering
- clippingPiece cut out
trimming · brushing · cleaning · mud · debris · washing · drying · conditioning · combing · scissoring
sprain
Ligament stretch injury
- strainExcessive stretching force
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- inflammationProtective tissue response
lameness · fracture · arthritis · bursitis · tendonitis · hyperextension · breakdown · injury · soreness · heat