Veterinary: A design flaw in horse hind limb anatomy skeleton?
Question by Flora: Veterinary: A design flaw in horse hind limb anatomy skeleton?
There is a life-size and real bones skeletal model of a horse’s right hind limb in my college Veterinary Anatomy Lab class. It was made by Carolina Biological Supply Company years ago. There is a design flaw in this model. Does anyone happen to know what the design flaw is please?
Perhaps someone is familiar with this particular model.
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Answer by Sabbath
we have to see it first
What do you think? Answer below!
I haven’t seen the model, so I can’t tell you the design flaw, sorry.
But horses are born with “design” flaws…. that is, things related to their anatomy that predispose them to arthritic conditions that, if those flaws were not there, would render them free of arthritis.
Horses were, as far as humans are concerned, bred to be athletes. Anything in the hind leg that is of irregular conformation means unusual wear to the joints. You might look up {cow hock and sickle hock in horse limbs. } And as well see bio mechanic of lameness in horses, by James R. Rooney (one super book out of Pennsylvania….. and Lameness in the Horse in texts in vet med books. If you have problems in finding these books, write. My e-mail isn’t blocked.