The joints of horses are delicate structures.
Joints make movement of the bony skeleton possible.
This is done by providing a cartilage pad at each end of the bone and the connecting ends being covered by a joint capsule full of useful biochemicals, cells, and special tissue. The healthy equine joint is an important part of what makes the horse a superb athlete. Articular cartilage is capable of absorbing tremendous concussion, while synovial fluid lubricates and protects the soft tissue of the joint. Articular cartilage, seems to be the ideal tissue with which to make joints function best. Unfortunately, articular cartilage is one of the first tissues in the body to age and die, and it has poor powers of regeneration.