a.A projection on the lower part of the leg of a horse or related animal, above and behind the hoof. b.A tuft of hair on such a projection. 2.The joint marked by such a projection. [Middle Englishfitlok; seeped-inIndo-European roots.] ...
The meaning of FETLOCK is a projection bearing a tuft of hair on the back of the leg above the hoof of a horse or similar animal.
and Rijkenhuizen, A.B.M. (2001) Streptococcus equi in the fetlock joint of a mature horse. Equine vet. Educ. 13, 72-74.Meijer MC, Weeren PR, Rijkenhuizen AB. Streptococcus equi in the fetlock joint of a mature horse. Equine Vet Educ 2001;13:72-74....
The meaning of FETLOCK is a projection bearing a tuft of hair on the back of the leg above the hoof of a horse or similar animal.
"tuft of hair behind the pastern-joint of a horse," early 14c.,fetlak, from a Germanic source (cognates: Dutchvetlock, Middle High Germanfizlach, GermanFiszloch), perhaps from Proto-Germanic*fetel-(source of Germanfessel"pastern"), from PIE*ped-el-, from root*ped-"foot." The Middle...
A larger proportion of the I-horses participated in the Swedish Riding Horse Quality Test for four-year old horses (P=0.043).ConclusionsThe results indicated that training-related factors were associated with whether a horse remained healthy or not. Further studies on training and educational ...
A 12-year-old horse was brought to the clinic of Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, CVAS, RAJUVAS, Bikaner with a history of lameness and swelling at fetlock region since one month. Clinical examination revealed appreciable swelling on the anterior aspect of metacarpophalangeal joint...
In this report, a seemingly simple case of septic iatrogenic arthritis is described. This turned out to be more complicated than first believed, due to the presence of an infected subchondral bone cyst that was not visible on radiographs.Meijer MCWeeren PR vanRijkenhuizen ABMvan Weeren PR...
Introduction Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is regarded as a convenient and suitable alternative to conventional computed tomography. However, in the horse, the quality of obtained data sets needs to be evaluated. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the ...
Hoof dressing protection shoe for a horse for protecting the hoof and the associated limb. The protection shoe comprises a rigid hoof protection part (1) that encloses both the front and rear of the shoe and a shaft-type gaiter (2) that encloses the limb of the horse....