Equine Podiatry Flashcards
where the hoof wall meets the hair
hairline
thin waxy covering of the hoof wall, often looks like paraffin wax when removed
periople
mainly helps the hoof in maintaining moisture balance
periople
is a very thin and weak layer and is often removed by the abrasvie nature of the horses environment in which it navigates
periople
makes up the hoof capsule, extends from the surface to the white line of the foot
hoof wall
comprised of tiny straw that extends from coronary band to the ground surface
hoof wall
divided into sections of toe, toe quarter, heel quarter, and heel
hoof wall
the keratized covering of the bottom of the foot
sole
extremely important to the soundness and overall health of the foot
sole
generally the overall thickness of the sole is
7-10mm
the softest of the structures of the horse’s foot
frog
both a supoprt structure and a traction devise for the barefoot horse and the shod horse alike
frog
most vital function of the frog is
engagement of the digital cushion and expansion of the foot during the stance phase of a horses stride
the portion of the heel that extends as an anchor into the sole of the foot
bar
generally just groomed during the preparation of the foot to be trimmed and partially removed from the horse that is to be shod
bar
the sensitive tissue from which the hoof wall develops
coronary band
the tissue covering the cooffin bone which provided the interface to attach the hoof wall to the bone
sensitive lamina
gives rise to the sole
sole corium
gives rise to the frog
frog corium
the area in which the principle arteries of the foot terminate in the coffin bone
terminal arch
fibro-elastic portion of the foot situated deep to the sensitive corium of the frog and axial to the bulbs of the heel
digital cushion
major determinant of heel mass and the overall conformation of heel
digital cushion
40% of the functional length of the foot in front of th eprincipal balance point and ___ behind it
60%
