Long toe-heel low Long toes, low heel configuration results in excess strain to the tendons and ligaments. Misalignment of foot and pastern angles strain tendons and ligaments. It is a calcification of the cartilage on either or both sides of the coffin bone. Lameness may be present until the bone is set. This is a bony growth in the area of the pastern joints.
Upright pasterns are a cause, along with over-training young horses.
High ringbone occurs at the junction of the long and short pastern bones. Low ringbone is found at the coronary band. Can cause permanent lameness. No material may be reproduced or republished without written permission of The Russell Meerdink Co., Ltd. 1555 S. Park Ave.