ANEQ 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Fetlock, Pastern, Croup
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Bench knees, the knee is not placed squarely on the leg. Calf knees- knees are behind, will likely become lame, too much strain on the back side. Bucked knees- over at knees, not as bad as calf kneed, Short cannons= long forearms= greater length of stride. - the length of the cannon. Long and slope in a continuous line with the hoof wall. Straight line from point of buttock to hock and down to cannon bone. Base narrow- hocks are really close together. Base wide- hocks are far apart, normally will be somewhat toed out. Long from point of hip to point of buttock. Gives muscles over the croup more power and leverage. Made up of the femur, tibia, and the patella. Should be the widest point of hindquarters from behind. Long gaskin= greater distance between hock and hip. Neither too straight or angled from side.
