Equine-Guess the Hoof/ Lower Limb structure

This thick, fibrous structure plays an integral part in helping the horse push off of the ground, it is also notoriously slow healing.

This structure is an extension of the hoof wall and helps with traction.

The Deep Digital Flexor tendon attaches to this bone.

A fibrous band of tissue that prevents the fetlock from overextending.

The largest bone below the knee.

This soft-tissue structure helps to extend the knee and bring the lower limb forward.

A structure seen on the underneath of the hoof with a misleading name that can often harbour bacteria.

Slow-growing protective layer of the hoof.

Small bone within the hoof capsule that shares a name with a painful hoof condition.

Structure located at the very top of the hoof that is integral to hoof wall growth.

This structure acts as a cushion between the DDFT and Navicular bone.

This bone sits above the pedal bone.

This bone sits below the cannon bone.

Usually this structure should be the shape and size of a thumbprint, but in unhealthy hooves it often can become deep and infected.

A keratinous triangular-shaped structure located on the underneath of the hoof responsible for traction and shock absorption.

You can estimate sole thickness by the depth of this structure.

A large structure within the hoof capsule responsible for shock absorption and bone support.

These bones sit at the back of the fetlock joint.

A structure within the hoof capsule that runs along the edge of the pedal bone.