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The bone in a horse's leg that runs from the knee to the fetlock.
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What bone in the horse is similar to the shin?
The cannon bone is almost the same as the shin
What bone is affected when a horse gets bucked shins?
The cannon bone of a horse's leg is affected when they get bucked shins.
What is the third metacarpal bone of a horse called?
This is the shin bone, often known as the cannon bone.
The third metacarpal bone of a horse is called?
The third metacarpal bone of a horse is called the cannon bone or shin bone. The canon bone is the major support bone of body weight.
What does the cannon on a horse's leg mean?
"Canon" is the lower bone of the foreleg.
Can a horse with a crooked cannon bone run speed?
no it will go lame.
What is a osselots in a horse?
An osselots is a swelling of the ankle joint below the cannon bone.
Where is a horses cannon bone located?
It's the bone located between the knee and the fetlock (or ankle) on the horse's legs.
Where is the location of bowed tendons in a horse?
Bowed tendons are located on the back of the cannon bone.
What is the area between a horse's knee or hock and the fetlock joint?
the pastern
What is the large joint on a horse's front leg above the cannon bone?
The joint right above the cannon bone is the knee. A horses knee should be large and shield shaped, small or round knees are more prone to injuries.
What is a common name for the metacarpophalangeal joint of the horse?
The metacarpophalangeal joint is typically known as the pastern. This is the joint between the metacarpus (cannon bone) and the first phalanx (the pastern bone).
