Although it somewhat resembles the human ankle in appearance, the joint is homologous to the ball of the foot. In anatomical terms, the hoof corresponds to the toe, rather than the whole foot.
Typical untrimmed tuft of hair on the fetlock of a light, non-draft breed of horseDetail of feather or feathering that covers the fetlock and hoof, seen on many draft breeds
The word fetlock literally means "foot-lock" and refers to the small tuft of hair situated on the rear of the fetlock joint.[1]
"Feather" refers to the particularly long, luxuriant hair growth over the lower leg and fetlock that is characteristic of certain breeds.
FormationEdit
Skeleton of the lower forelimb
A fetlock (a MCPJ or a MTPJ) is formed by the junction of the third metacarpal (in the forelimb) or metatarsal (in the hindlimb) bones, either of which are commonly called the cannon bones, proximad and the proximal phalanx distad, commonly called the pastern bone.
Paired proximal sesamoid bonesform the joint with the palmar or plantar distal surface of the third metacarpal or metatarsal bones, and are rigidly fixed to the proximo-palmar or -plantar edge of the proximal phalanx.
While sometimes the fetlock is colloquially referred to as an "ankle", even by horse experts, that terminology is not correct. The fetlock is a metacarpophalangeal joint which corresponds to the human upper knuckle, such as that on the ball of the foot.
^Marquardt, Lucas. "Is this the death of synthetic racing?" (PDF). thoroughbreddailynews.com. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
Dyce KM, Sack WO, Wensing CJG. Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy (2nd Ed.). W.B. Saunders, 1996, p. 591.
October 25, 2023
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