An Infographic from ANS415 Equine Systems Management

1. Equine Foot
Conformation
NB -> Navicular Bone
DDFT -> Deep Digital Flexor Tendon
The NB maintains a constant angle of
insertion of the DDFT.
To prevent a joint from
collaspsing the flexor moment
has to equal the extensor
moment.
Angles
Foot conformation
influences the forces
acting on the DDFT and
NB by influencing the
moment arm of gthe
DDFT and the ground
reaction force around the
distal interphalangeal
joint.
The angle formed at the junction of the dorsal hoof
wall and the ground surface of the foot
Ideal hoof angulation occurs when a line drawn
down the dorsal surface of the hoof wall and a line
drawn along the surface of the heel are in
alignment or parallel to a line drawn through the
three phalanges
Cassidy Moses
Source:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090023312003152