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- WLD
- Common abreviation for White Line Disease.
- WALK
- The slowest gait of any breed of horse.
- WALL
- The outer, horny part of the hoof which is the primary weight
bearing structure of the equine foot.
- WATER LINE
- Inner, unpigmented hoof wall which is sometimes mistaken for the
white line.
- W.C.F.
- W.C.F.: Worshipful Company of Farriers. An organization of
farriers in England. Founded in 1356 as the "Marshalls of the
City of London", it was chartered under its current name in
1674. Address: 27 Kennedy Croft, Sheldon, Birmingham, Great Britain.
- WEANLING
- A colt or filly weaved from its mother (usually 6 months to 1
year of age).
- WEB
- The width of the stock from which a horseshoe is made.
- WEDGE
- Leather or rubber used for building up one side or the other
between the hoof and shoe.
- WEDGE SHOE
- A horseshoe which is graduated in thickness from a thin toe to
thick heels. This has the effect of raising the hoof angle. A
reverse wedge shoe raises the toe and lowers the hoof angle. Lateral
wedge shoes alter the mediolateral balance of the foot.
- WELDING, FORGE
- The process of joining metal surfaces by heating them in a forge
until they are slightly molten, then hammering them together on the
anvil. Good forge welds are very strong, beadless, and may be
impossible to detect with the naked eye.
- WHITE LINE
- The border between the sole and the hoof wall as seen on the
solar view of the hoof. Usually colored pale yellow, as opposed to
the water line which is normally white. Deterioration of the white
line and/or inner hoof wall is called white line disease, seedy toe,
and onychomycosis.
- WHITE LINE DISEASE
- An infection of the white line, caused by anerobic keratinolytic
bacteria.
- WHITMAN
- Brand of rubber horseshoes made from 1878 through 1911.
- WINDPUFF
- A soft swelling which appears on either side of the fetlock area.
Windpuffs are generally considered blemishes, but may indicate
excessive strain which could lead to more serious trouble. "Articular
windpuff" is the distention of the fetlock joint capsule. "Tendinous
windpuff" involves the DDF sheath. a.k.a: Windgall; hygromata;
road puff; popped ankle.
- WINGING-IN
- A deviation in gait in which the hoof arcs inward (under the
horse) in flight. Winging-in is often seen in horses with toed-out
conformation, and may lead to interference.
- WINGING-OUT
- A deviation in gait in which the hoof arcs outward in flight.
Winging-out is often seen in horses with toed-in conformation, and
while it is more obvious to the untrained eye than winging-in, it is
less likely to cause interference. a.k.a: Paddling.
- WRY FOOT
- A pathology of the hoof wherein the wall at the heel(s) has
folded under, and the horse in walking on the side of the hoof wall
rather than on the ground surface. In extreme cases the entire side
of the hoof may be involved, i.e.: rolled/folded under from toe
quarter to heel.
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