ANSC 220 Lecture 6: Supplemental Notes on Horses Foot
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Supplemental lecture on the horse"s foot foot starts at the distal end of the second phalanx. Produce and nurture the corresponding insensitive structures coronary corium: Hoof usually grows ab 3/4 inch per year. Function is to protect the inner surface from rocks/debris. Retains water to add moisture to the hoof wall. Corium of the frog : located just below the frog. Laminar corium: found on the inner surface of the hoof wall. Allows for the connection of the periosteum to the third phalanx. Cof n bone attaches to the hoof wall via the laminae. Allows the third phalanx to move a little bit within the hoof wall. Laminitis: in ammation of the laminar corium- founders : result of pressure in the hoof wall with the third phalanx. Founder leads to laminitis (not the same) founders is caused by restricted blood ow often when the animal is having digestive upset.