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Conformation Flashcards

1
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hindlimb ideal

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  • tuber ischii divides leg into equal parts when viewed from rear
  • tuber ischii should hit the point of hock & go down the plantar aspect of the hock and cannon & then strike the ground 3-4 inches behind the heel
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cow hocked

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  • hindlimb
  • from rear view, hocks are turned toward each other and toes are usually turned outward
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3
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sickle hocked

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  • hindlimb
  • from side view, angle of hock joint is decreased
  • horse stands under from the hock down
  • gap between line and hock
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4
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camped out

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  • hindlimb
  • side view
  • entire limb is too far behind
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5
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straight legged

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  • hindlimb
  • side view
  • too little angulation of hock and stifle
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formlimbs

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  • 60-70% of weight bearing
  • subjected to more injuries
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ideal forelimb

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  • front view: line dropped from point of shoulder should bisect leg, toes should point straight forward, feet should be as far apart on ground as limbs are at their origin in chest, knees should be balanced, cannon bone should be centered under carpus
  • side View: line dropped from tuber spinae bisects leg and fetlock and then to a point just behind the heel, carpus should not deviate anterior or posterior, hoof wall slopes at same angle as pastern
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8
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base narrow

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  • forelimbs
  • seen in horses with large chests
  • increase weight-bearing on lateral aspect of foot
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9
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base wide

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  • forelimbs
  • seen in horses with narrow chests
  • toe out
  • increased weight-bearing on medial aspect of foot
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10
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toe in

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  • forlimbs
  • congenital
  • accompanied by base wide or base narrow
  • tendency to wing when travel
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11
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wing when travel

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inward deviation of foot during flight

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12
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bowlegged

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-forelimb
- excessive strain to medial carpal bones
- hocks look like they turn outward

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13
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knock-kneed

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  • forelimbs
  • excessive strain to lateral carpal bones
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14
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camped under (forelimb)

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  • shortness base of support
  • overloads forelimbs
  • limits anterior phase of stride
  • steps more frequently
  • low arc of flight
  • stumbling
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15
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camped out (forelimb)

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  • stretched out
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16
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buck knees

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knee sticks out

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17
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calf kneed

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  • forelimb
  • posterior deviation of carpus
  • knee is buckled inward
18
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shoulder angle

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-evaluate first
- 45-50 degree angle

19
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pastern angle

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  • should be same as shoulder angle
20
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neckline conformatin

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  • poll to top of withers
  • throat latch to base of neck
  • 2:1 ratio
21
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topline vs underline

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  • top of withers to point of hip (top)
  • stifle to girth
  • 1:2 ratio
22
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top vs bottom

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  • body length & length of leg should be the same
  • top of withers to point of elbow
  • above elbow to ground
23
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proportions

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  • split into 3 quarters
  • shoulder
  • back
  • hind quarter
  • each quarter should be equal to each other
24
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limb confirmation

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  • potential unsoundness
  • evaluate systematically
25
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tuber

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bony, palpable protrudance

26
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forging

A
  • gait defect
  • hind foot contacts/touches front foot on same side
27
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overreaching

A
  • hind foot contacts some part of distal forelimb on same side
  • contacting soft tissue with hind foot
28
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cross firing

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hindlimb hits opposite forelimb
- particular to many pacers

29
Q

interfering

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hitting opposite leg with opposite leg
- brings limb to midline in motion

30
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paddling

A

swinging out of the limb
- leg swings outwards

31
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plaiting

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placing one foot directly in front of the other
- severe form of winging

32
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pastern hoof angle

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should be able to take a straight line from pastern and hoof wall and there be no broken line

33
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club foot

A

excessive heal length
- contraction of coffin joint
- hoof angle is steeper than normal

34
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carpal contractor

A

tightness of carpal flexor and ligaments of the carpus

35
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broken angle weak pastern

A
  • form of laicity
  • hoof angle is normal but sloping of pastern angle
36
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contracted heels

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  • bulbs of heels are crunched and close together
37
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carpus valgus

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begins at carpus and deviates laterally from there
- inside of foals growth plate is growing relatively quicker than the outside

38
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varus

A

inward deviation of a limb

39
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what is conformation

A

physical appearance and outline of a horse based on symmetry, shape, and size of the body
- form to function

40
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what is curbs and what conformation is associated with it

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curbs is the swelling located over the back of the hock, this can cause sickle hocked or cow hocked

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