Equine Conformation/Biomechanical Implications

Question 1

form=

Answer 1

function

Question 2

the frog should be ____ of the length of the foot.

Answer 2

2/3

Question 3

elongated bones with muscle bellies up top increases:

Answer 3

speed and endurance

Question 4

what is the most common condition in the horse?

Answer 4

musculoskeletal disease

Question 5

what are the 4 classifications of lameness?

Answer 5

• supporting limb
• swinging limb
• mixed
• complementary

Question 6

what is caused by DDFT contracture?

Answer 6

club foot

-distal interphalangeal

Question 7

what joint is affected by SDFT contracture?

Answer 7

metacarpophalangeal

Question 8

how do you fix a club foot surgically?

Answer 8

distal check ligament desmotomy

Question 9

how do you surgically fix a SDFT contracture?

Answer 9

proximal and distal check desmotomy

Question 10

____ injuries are high speed injuries.

Answer 10

suspensory

Question 11

a dropped fetlock indicates laceration of what?

Answer 11

SDFT

Question 12

a toe off the ground indicates laceration of what?

Answer 12

DDFT

Question 13

a fetlock on the ground indicates laceration of what?

Answer 13

suspensory ligament

Question 14

where is the spine most commonly fractured?

Answer 14

T-spine

Question 15

what attaches to the dorsal spinous processes?

Answer 15

nuchal ligament

Question 16

how do you diagnose kissing spine?

Answer 16

nuclear scintigraphy