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- MAIN EXTENSOR TENDON
- see: Common Digital Extensor Tendon
- MALNUTRITION
- Significantly inappropriate diet. This is not limited to underfeeding, diagnosis but also includes overfeeding and excessive or insufficient amounts of individual nutrients in the diet.
- MARE
- ******ly mature female horse usually 4 years old or older. a.k.a.: dam ("out of").
- MARK FISHER
- First American anvils produced in 1843. Cast steel faces welded to a cast iron bodies, discount rather than forged anvils.
- MASTER
- (1) Traditionally, a tradesman who is proprietor of his own business. Especially if that business employs others. (2) A trainer of apprentices.
- MEDIAL
- Inside, toward the center line of the body. The inside half of the limb. See also: Lateral.
- MEDIOLATERAL BALANCE
- Describes the distribution of loading over the medial and lateral halves of the hoof.
- MORPHOLOGY
- The study of biological structures without consideration for their function.
- MULE
- Offspring or progeny of a jack and a mare.
- MULE FOOT
- A narrow hoof with straight quarters and a large frog.
- MULED HEELS
- Paired extended heels on a horseshoe.
- MUSTAD
- Swedish-based horseshoe nail manufacturer since 1885. Mustad currently owns Capewell and Cooper horseshoe nail companies, as well as a division which produces glue-on horseshoes and polyurethane-clad aluminum horseshoes. Mustad also produces hoof treatment chemicals and horseshoe calks.