Leg Conformation Flashcards
What % of body weight is on their hind and front legs?
55% hind & 45% front
Where is center of gravity?
near girth line by heart
Bench kneed
cannon bone outside knee; predispose to splints
define Bowlegged (carpus varus)
knees point away from each other; predisposes DJD
Calf kneed (back at the knee)
knee to far back; predispose DJD
Knock kneed (carpus valgus)
knees point toward each other; predipose DJD
Over at the knee (buck knees)
knees w/excessive curvature, looking forward over cannon bone; predispose flexor tendon strains
Pigeon toed (fetlock varus/toed in)
feet point toward each other; predispose DJD
Splayfooted (fetlock valgus)
feet point away from each other; predispose DJD
Short upright pasterns causes what poor function?
poor shock absorbers
long sloping pasterns are predispositions for what?
soft tissue injuries & bowed tendons
Club footed puts stress on what (3)?
coffin, navicular, soles
define Hind Bowlegged
cannon bones rotate inward & hock (knees) rotate outward
Cow Hocked
Hind condition; cannon bone rotate outward & hocks inward
Toed out
fetlocks directly under hocks but toes turn out under fetocks
Camped out
hind legs set behind
Post legged
hind legs too straight w/front face of hock angle >170 degrees
Bog spavin
fluid buildup in hock from inflammation
Bone spavin
DJD in hocks
Curb
inflammation of plantar ligament
Upward fixation of patella
ligament of stifle locking over knee cap
Thoroughpin
windpuff of achilles tendon behind hock (chronic inflammation in tendon sheath around deep flexor tendon where it attaches above pnt of hock)
What are the bars of the hoof?
weight bearing parts of foot; the V you pick out
What is the white line?
Demarcation line where sensitive & insensitive laminae meet
