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ASKHQ: NAVICULAR

Q: How does a vet diagnose navicular? A: In recent years most vets have moved away from the term navicular syndrome, as it does not seem specific enough to describe what’s often going on in a case of lower-limb lameness. Navicular syndrome is classified by its degenerative impact to the navicular bone itself. This is…

BylizzieNovember 23, 20250Comments

ASKHQ: OVERREACH BOOTS

Q: Does my horse need to be wearing overreach boots? A: Overreach boots, also known as bell boots, are worn over the pastern and hoof. They are usually made from synthetic material or rubber and are either pulled over the foot or fastened with a Velcro strap. Overreach boots help to protect the heels of the horse's…

BylizzieApril 9, 20210Comments

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ASKHQ: PASTERN BONE

Q: When is a pastern considered too short? Q: The pastern is the area between the fetlock joint and the top of the hoof, and consists of two bones: the long pastern bone, or first phalanx, under the fetlock joint, and the short pastern bone, or second phalanx, which joins with the coffin bone, the third…

BylizzieDecember 10, 20190Comments

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NERVE BLOCKING – GETTING TO THE ROOT OF LAMENESS, PART 2

Text: Hayley Kruger Photography: Shutterstock Continued from yesterday's article... Types of blocks The palmar digital nerve block is performed by injecting a small amount of local anaesthetic over the palmar digital nerves on both sides of the pastern, just above the bulbs of the heel and adjacent to the deep digital flexor tendon. Initially, vets believed that…

BylizzieDecember 5, 20190Comments

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SAUSAGE BOOT

The sausage boot is a ring of rubber, secured by a buckle, fitted around the fetlock. These boots are worn to protect the pastern or coronet from injury, such as when a jumper strikes himself as he takes off at a jump.

BylizzieNovember 10, 20190Comments

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NERVE BLOCKING – GETTING TO THE ROOT OF LAMENESS, PART 2

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