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SLOPING PASTERN [3 records]

Record 1 2008-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
OBS

Pastern/foot with a low angle; if the pastern angle is lower than the hoof angle, the foot is broken forward.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
OBS

Quand le paturon est trop incliné vers le sol. Les définitions rencontrées varient et manquent de précision, il n'est ainsi pas clair si l'axe du paturon bas-jointé est plus à l'horizontale que l'axe du pied correspondant.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

Coon-Footed... The slope of hoof wall is steeper than the pastern, often associated with long, sloping pasterns tending to the horizontal, which breaks the angulation between pastern and hoof. Usually seen in rear feet, especially in post-legged horses.

CONT

The term "coon-footed" refers to a broken forward axis at the coronary band. A line drawn from the fetlock down to the toe should be straight.

CONT

A pastern which is too long and sloping(coon-footed) causes weakness because it puts undue strain on the tendons, sesamoid bones, and suspensory ligament.

Key term(s)
  • coon footed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Se dit d'un cheval qui a les paturons longs et affaissés.

CONT

Selon que le cheval a les paturons exagérément courts ou longs, on le dit «court» ou «long-jointé». [...] dans le second, les réactions sont plus élastiques, mais les tendons supportent le plus gros effort et risquent d'en souffrir.

CONT

Pour être bien fait, le paturon doit être court. Trop long, il constitue un vice et le cheval est dit long-jointé.

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

Broken foot in which the foot axis ... is less upright than the pastern axis ...

CONT

Pic 2 shows a foot broken forward. This angle creates excessive jarring as there is less spring whereas pic 3 shows the foot broken back. This applies excessive tension on the tendons.

OBS

... the junction of the pastern axis and the foot axis forms a line that is broken(pointing) toward the back. The hoof appears sloping and the toe elongates.

OBS

When the slope of the dorsal hoof wall is shallower than that of the pastern, the axis is said to be broken back.

OBS

Although some studies have been done on a broken-back foot axis (hoof angle lower than the pastern angle), ... one cannot tell if the results are due to a "misalignment" or simply to a low angle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
OBS

L'axe du paturon est plus vertical que celui du pied, les talons sont trop bas pour que l'axe pied-paturon forme une ligne droite.

OBS

Pour être bien fait, le paturon doit être court. Trop long, il constitue un vice et le cheval est dit long-jointé. Trop court, c'est aussi un défaut et le cheval est court-jointé. S'il est trop incliné, le cheval est bas-jointé. S'il ne l'est pas assez, le cheval est haut-jointé.

OBS

terme connexe : haut-jointé. (Le paturon n'est pas assez incliné.)

Key term(s)
  • pied à talons bas

Spanish

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