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Definition of Pastern
1. Noun. The part between the fetlock and the hoof.
Group relationships: Horse's Foot
Terms within: Coronet
Generic synonyms: Bone, Os
Definition of Pastern
1. n. The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of Horse.
Definition of Pastern
1. Noun. The area on a horse's leg between the fetlock joint and the hoof. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pastern
1. a part of a horse's foot [n -S]
Medical Definition of Pastern
1. The part of the leg of a horse and similar animals that lies between the fetlock joint and the hoof. Origin: O. Fr. Pasturon, pasture; because the shackle of a horse out at pasture is attached to this part of the leg (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pastern
Literary usage of Pastern
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 ligaments of this joint, both the capsular and the cross ones, are, like
those of the pastern- joint, exceedingly strong. The tendon of the extensor ..."
2. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1871)
"Fig. 7 Fig.9 Pig.ll PLATE XI. /Eio.8 Ы Fig. 7. Splint tones. Fig. 9. Lower pastern,
or coronet bone. Fig. 11. Sido view of a nearly perfect hoof. Fig. 8. ..."
3. The Exterior of the Horse by Armand Goubaux, Gustave Barrier (1892)
"The pastern is situated between the fetlock and the coronet; ... We will also
revert to them in describing the function of the pastern as an inclined plane ..."
4. The Exterior of the Horse by Armand Goubaux, Gustave Barrier (1892)
"The pastern is situated between the fetlock and the coronet; ... We will also
revert to them in describing the function of the pastern as an inclined plane ..."
5. Veterinary Notes for Horse Owners: A Manual of Horse Medicine and Surgery by Matthew Horace Hayes (1903)
"Bony deposit on short pastern bone. Fig. 89. Long pastern bone free from bony
deposit. Fig. ... Extensive body deposit uniting long and short pastern bones. ..."
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