Anatomy
Anatomy is a pretty important thing to know about, especially when it comes to your horses legs and feet. I have put some links on this particular page to help folks figure out some of that technical jargon that we speak on occasion and to show you where certain parts are located in legs and feet. Enjoy going through these.
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Basic Anatomy
This is a basic anatomy page that has been rather well done and she has other informative pages as well.
3D
This is a really cool interactive web page that you can see everything the hoof has in it. You can select and deselect as you see fit to show you the numerous structures on the distal limb.
MRI Imaging
MRI imaging or "Magnetic Resonance Imaging" is a medical imaging technique used to visualize internal structures of the body in detail. MRI provides good contrast between the different soft tissues of the body. It is basically a giant superconducting magnet that can see inside with great detail. This link provides you with an MRI scan of the equine distal limb or the front leg. You can go through the entire leg top to bottom.
Cross Section Anatomy
This link will give you an interesting perspective, a cross-section of the equine leg. It takes a bit to get used to navigating around the images but it gives you a unique view into the equine leg.
A Video
This video will give you an understanding of the ligaments and tendons involved in the distal limb
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Basic Anatomy
This is a basic anatomy page that has been rather well done and she has other informative pages as well.
3D
This is a really cool interactive web page that you can see everything the hoof has in it. You can select and deselect as you see fit to show you the numerous structures on the distal limb.
MRI Imaging
MRI imaging or "Magnetic Resonance Imaging" is a medical imaging technique used to visualize internal structures of the body in detail. MRI provides good contrast between the different soft tissues of the body. It is basically a giant superconducting magnet that can see inside with great detail. This link provides you with an MRI scan of the equine distal limb or the front leg. You can go through the entire leg top to bottom.
Cross Section Anatomy
This link will give you an interesting perspective, a cross-section of the equine leg. It takes a bit to get used to navigating around the images but it gives you a unique view into the equine leg.
A Video
This video will give you an understanding of the ligaments and tendons involved in the distal limb
Some images to show how vascular a hoof is:
