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Definition of Fetlock joint
1. Noun. The joint between the cannon bone and the pastern.
Group relationships: Horse's Foot
Generic synonyms: Articulatio, Articulation, Joint
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fetlock Joint
Literary usage of Fetlock joint
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horse by William Youatt, Walker Watson, Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1874)
"The fetlock-joint is a very complicated one, and from the stress which is ...
A serious affection of the fetlock-joint demands treatment more prompt and ..."
2. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by United States Bureau of Animal Industry, Leonard Pearson (1903)
"The sesamoids occur in pairs, arc small, shaped like a three-faced pyramid, and
arc set behind the fetlock joint, at the upper end of the ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Henry Charles Howard Suffolk, Hedley Peek, Frederick George Aflalo (1897)
"Ergot—The horny excrescence just at the fetlock joint, from which the fetlock
itself depends. Sometimes applied to the castors or chesnuts higher up the leg ..."
4. Every Man His Own Farrier: Containing Causes, Symptoms, and Most Approved by Francis Clater, John Clater (1845)
"SPRAIN OF THE fetlock joint. This is of almost as frequent occurrence as sprain
of the back sinews, and it is more serious, for there is more pain during ..."
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