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A Gallery of Hoof and Leg Conformation
Diagrams and Cross-sections

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Arrow Anatomical Nomenclature

Arrow Balanced Hoof: palmar (rear) view

Arrow Balanced Hoof: dorsal (front), palmar (rear) and lateral (side) views

Arrow Bar shoe (regular)

Arrow Bar shoe (egg bar)

Arrow Bar shoe (heart bar)

Arrow Bones of lower leg and hoof: lateral (side) view

Arrow Coffin bone comminuted sagittal articular fracture

Arrow Coffin bone fracture of extensor process

Arrow Coffin bone articular wing fracture

Arrow Coffin bone chip fracture

Arrow Coffin bone wing fracture

Arrow Coffin Joint tendon attachments: lateral (side) view

Arrow Contracted hoof

Arrow Coon foot and Club foot

Arrow Fetlock and Pastern Ringbone

Arrow Forefoot: Parasagittal Section

Arrow Forefoot Vasculature: palmar (rear) view

Arrow Forelimb: base narrow conformation fault: dorsal (front) view

Arrow Forelimb: base wide conformation fault: dorsal (front) view

Arrow Forelimb Conformation: dorsal (front) view

Arrow Forelimb Conformation: lateral (side) view

Arrow Forelimb Ideal conformation: lateral (side) view

Arrow Forelimb Knee conformation faults: dorsal (front) view

Arrow Forelimb Knee conformation faults: lateral (side) view

Arrow Forelimb Metacarpal conformation faults: dorsal (front) view

Arrow Heel crack

Arrow Hindlimb "Camped Out" conformation fault: lateral (side) view

Arrow Hindlimb conformation faults: caudal (rear) view

Arrow Hindlimb Ideal conformation: lateral (side) and caudal (rear) views

Arrow Hindlimb "Post legged" conformation fault: lateral (side) view

Arrow Hindlimb "Sickle hocked" conformation fault: lateral (side) view

Arrow Hindlimb "Standing under" conformation fault: lateral (side) view

Arrow Hoof Flight patterns

Arrow Hoof-Pastern Angles and Flight Patterns: lateral (side) view

Arrow Hoof Regions

Arrow Hoof Wall cross-section

Arrow Laminitis cross-section

Arrow Lower Leg and Hoof ligament and tendon structure: palmar (rear) view

Arrow Newborn Foal Foot

Arrow Pastern conformation faults: lateral (side) view

Arrow Pastern Joint ligaments and tendons: lateral (side) view

Arrow Quarter crack

Arrow Sheared Heels: palmar (rear) view

Arrow Sidebone lateral cartilage ossification

Arrow Sidebone lateral cartilage ossification radiograph

Arrow Sole of Trimmed Hoof

Arrow Toe crack

Arrow Unbalanced Hoof


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