Unsoundness And Blemishes Flashcards
Fracture of the external angle of the hipbone
Knocked down hip
Faulty conformation of the back
Sway back
When any internal organ comes through the wall that contains it
Rupture (hernia)
Difficulty in breathing in or out due to an obstruction in the respiratory tract
Thick wind
Difficulty in breathing due to a paralysis of the nerve to the muscle of the larynx
Roaring
Swollen vein over the front and inside of the hock
Blood spavin
Difficulty in breathing caused by lung damage
Heaves
Swollen vein over the front and inside of the hock
Blood spavin
tendons become inflamed and shortened
Cocked ankle
Hard swelling on the back surface of rear cannon, about 4 inches below the point of the hock
Curb
Bony growth in the inside of the hock
Bone spavin
Large, soft swelling on the inside and front of the hock
Bog spavin
Callus or firm swelling at the point of the hock
Capped hock
Puffy swelling just above the hock
Thoroughpin
Sudden involuntary flexion of one or both hocks
Stringhalt