VETS1021: loco > conformation > Flashcards

conformation Flashcards

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Many factors affect equine locomotion

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  • Fitness/training
  • Nutrition
  • Conformation
  • Health e.g. arthritis
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BRUSHING

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  • Light contact of foot with medial surface of opposite limb
  • Young, unfit, poor conformation
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SCALPING

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  • Toe of forefoot hits hind foot above coronary band seen with diagonal gaits e.g. trotters
  • “Speedy cutting” is form of scalping but between fetlock & hock
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CROSS-FIRING

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  • Inside of hind foot clips inside of opposite fore foot
  • Mainly pacers
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FORGING

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  • Toe of hind foot strikes sole of fore foot on the same side
  • Young, short
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OVER-REACHING

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  • Toe of hind foot hits fore heel on same side
  • May pull off shoe or cause lacerations
  • Speed, jumping
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ELBOW-HITTING

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  • Over-flexing carpus so that hoof hits caudal aspect of elbow
  • Artificial gaits or jumping
  • Excessively long pasterns
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WINGING

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“Toe-out” conformation
more at risk

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PADDLING

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“Toe-in” conformation

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Base narrow

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  • Increased force on outside of hoof
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Base wide

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Increased force on inside of hoof

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CARPAL VALGUS

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is lateral deviation of the fore limb from the carpus distally “knock kneed”

common ANGULAR LIMB DEFORMITY

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ANGULAR LIMB DEFORMITY; caused by carpal valgus

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  • Increased tension on medial collateral
    ligaments (increased forces acting at
    either end of ligament)
  • Increased compression (compaction) on
    lateral splint bone (MC4)
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CARPAL VARUS

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medial deviation of the fore limb from the carpus distally “bow legged”
* Increased tension lateral collateral
ligaments
* Increased pressure on medial splint
bone (MC2)

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“bench knee”

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If canon bone (MC3) is offset laterally

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“over at knee”

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Cranial/dorsal deviation (slight flexion) of MC3

  • Often congenital but may straighten with
    time (3-4 months)
  • Strain on carpal & digital flexors, suspensory ligament & proximal sesamoid bones
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Lateral stance

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Line dropped from scapular (trapezius)
tuberosity should bisect limb down to fetlock

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STAND UNDER

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  • front limbs too far under body
  • Can be due to disease/injury rather than
    conformation
  • Shortens stride & predisposes to
    stumbling
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CAMPED IN FRONT or SAND CAMPED

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  • front limbs too far forwards
  • Again may be due to disease or injury
20
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Tarsal VALGUS

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BASE-WIDE in hind limbs

Commonly associated with cowhocked conformation

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TARSAL VARUS

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BASE-NARROW
* Often in heavily muscles horses
* Feet usually toe-in
* Bow-legged appearance (TARSAL VARUS)
* Predisposes to limb inferference

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SICKLE HOCKS

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  • Limb under pelvis & abdomen from hock distally
  • Predisposes to inflammation of long plantar lig
    (“curb”)
  • back limb too far forward
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STRAIGHT HOCKS

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  • Very straight (upright)
  • Predispose to spavin, locking of the patella,
    suspensory desmitis
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No matter how good the conformation is in other area, poor foot conformation often results in

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Conformation of foot can be improved/assisted by good
farriery
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club foot
too much on tippy toes; cut inferior check lig to
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Line through pastern joint should bisect
P1 & P2 Pastern angle is angle of pastern line to ground
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Foot Axis
Line of hoof wall, foot angle
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Foot angle should be same as
pastern angle
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* LONG PASTERN
* Associated with small foot & pastern angles * More comfortable ride but strain on suspensory apparatus more angled foot
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SHORT PASTERN
* Large foot & pastern angles * Increases concussive forces predisposing to injury more straight up and down foot
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BROKEN AXIS
When foot & pastern axes are different (not aligned)
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kyphosis
hunch back
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lordosis
swaybacked
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