Unsoundness and Blemishes Flashcards
what is unsoundness
prohibits performance
moon blindness
cloudy eye
inflamed condition
how does moon blindness change
progressive, ending in blindness
jaw unsoundness
- parrot mouth
- monkey mouth/ sow
what is sweeny shoulder
muscle atrophy caused by muscle degeneration
what causes sweeny shoulder
nerve damage
what causes buckshins
trauma to periosteum due to concussion
(fracture of the cannon bone)
is buckshins an unsoundness or blemish
temporary unsoundness
what is bowed tendons
severe strain
( deep flexor or superficial flexor tendon)
where is bowed tendon most common
front limbs
what causes bowed tendons
predisposed by long pasturns
- overexertion
- fatigue
what area does periarticular ring bone affect
around joints
what area does articular ring bone affect
joint surface
what causes ringbone
constant work on hard surfaces
poor confirmation
what is shoe boil/ capped elbow
flabby swelling caused by irritation of the elbow
what causes shoe boil/ capped elbow
contact with shoe or ground surface when lying down
how can you fix shoe boils/ capped elbow
shoe boil right/ upside down boot
what are splints
abnormal or new bone growth on the cannon bone/ splint bones
are splints unsoundness or blemish
causes lameness initially but turns into blemish once it disappears.
what are wind puffs/ wind gulls
enlargement of fluid sacs around pasturn and fetlock
where do wind puffs/ wind gulls occur
hind and front legs
what causes wind puffs/ wind gulls
hard work
what is lamenitis/ founder
inflammation of the laminae
where does lamenitis/ founder occur
forefeet are most susceptible but can occur in all feet
what is founder
chronic laminitis
what will a horse have after it has been cured of founder
founder rings
what is quittor
deep-seated sore that drains at coronet band
what are scratches/ grease heal
inflammation of posterior fetlock
where are scratches/ grease heal normally
in hind legs
what do scratches/ grease heal look like
skin chapped/ cracked/ infected
what causes scratches/ grease heal
filthy conditions/ washed too often
what is another name for scratches/ grease heal
rain rot
what is thrush
disease of frog
what is thrush caused by
organisms/ standing in urine and feces soaked ground
how can you notice thrush
foul smelling, blackish discharge
what is stringhalt
involuntary flexion of hock during movement
when is stringhalt most prevalent
after horse has been at rest or while turning
how does stringhalt progress
usually gets worse with age
what is bone spavin
new bone growth on medial and proximal third metatarsal or hind cannon bone
what is bone spavin predisposed by
sickle hocks , cow hocks
what is large bone spavin
jack spavin
what is bog spavin
filling of natural depression on the front of hock
what is bog spavin predisposed by
too straight of hock
what can cause bog spavin
trauma to hock
what is thoroughpin
puffy condition of the hock web
what causes thoroughpin
trauma or tendon strain
are there any signs of thoroughpin
NO signs of heat, lameness, or pain
what causes the puffyness in thoroughpin
fluid accumulation in synovial sheath (will move side to side with pressure)
what is capped hock
enlargement of the point of hock
what causes capped hock
bruising due to kicking
how does capped hock progress
becomes fibrous when set (like scar tissue)
what are general unsoundness
hernia and photosensitization
