Question | Answer |
Bruising on the bottom of the foot; horse may be reluctant to put his foot on the ground | Sole Bruise |
An infection that causes a pocket of pus to form on the sole of the foot | Subsolar Abcess |
Vertical crack that extends up the hoof, in the back quarter of the foot; may extend upp throguh the coronary band | Quarter Crack |
An inflammation of the coffin bone that may result in degeneration of the bone over time; symptoms include lameness | Pedal Osteitis |
A fracture of the coffin bone; will cause a horse to become suddenly very lame and be accompanied by a strong digital pulse | Coffin Bone Fracture |
A defect in the alignment of the bones of the pastern and foot | Clubfoot |
Progressive deterioration of the joints leading to osteoarthritis | Degenerative Joint Disease |
Arthritis of the hocks | Bone Spavin |
Arthritis of the pastern joint or the coffin joint; results in extreme lameness | Ringbone |
Injury or strain to one of the tendons of the lower leg; sometimes referred to as "bowed tendon" | Tendonitis |
Injury or strain to the suspensory ligament in the lower leg at the point of its attachment at the back of the cannon bone | Proximal Suspensory Desmitis |
Progressive degeneration of the suspensory ligaments | Degenerative Suspensory Ligament Desmitis |
Injury to one of the structures that run along the back of the hock | Curb |
Stifle joint becomes locked into extension | Locking Stifle |
An injury (i.e. hyperextension of the hocks or stifles) to the hamstring muscles that heals with scarring or calcification of the muscle tissue | Fibrotic or Ossifying Myopathy |
Sudden cramping of the muscles at the onset of exercise (usually after a long rest period); the horse may become stiff and paw the ground with pain, sometimes called Monday Morning Disease | Exertional Rhabdomyolysis |
Fluid accumulation in a bursa (fluid-filled sac) over the kneee | Carpal Hygroma |
Fluid acclimation in a bursa under the tendons that run over the point of the hock | Capped Hock |