Some people suspect so but it hasn't been proven. Most likely the reason they suspect so is because on a breeding farm where many of the horses are related, all the horses are often trimmed and/or shod by the same farrier, and what actually causes navicular is improper trimming and shoeing. It has been proven that all horses with navicular have long, underslung heels and bars that contact the ground or shoe. Constant hammering on these bars through daily excercise injures the navicular and structures around it, resulting in navicular syndrome. So, when on a breeding farm where all horses are trimmed by the same farrier, the farrier they use may allow underslung heels and long bars, thus causing navicular seem hereditary while it is actually the work of the farrier, not genes.
Equine Vernicular is a miss-spelling of Equine Navicular. Sometimes called navicular disease, navicular syndrome or simply navicular. It is a disease of the horse hoof involving the navicular bone and the deep flexor tendon. It is a very painful condition that causes extreme lameness in horses.
A horse has 4 navicular bones and they are located in the hoof
Navicular bone is on the inside top portion of the human foot.
In the foot
It is in the hoof.
This is an oval shaped shoe and is usually used on horses with pre-navicular and navicular disease. The frog is not supported, as the bar extends behind it
Navicular Disease is a soundness problem in horses, more accurately called "navicular syndrome" as opposed to "disease." It most commonly describes an inflammation or degeneration of the navicular bone and its surrounding tissues, usually on the front feet. It can lead to significant and even disabling lameness.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navicular_disease
Navicular bone is situated on the medial side of foot. The function of the navicular bone is to distribute the weight of the body evenly through the bones in the foot. Arteries running through the foot are also held together by these bones.
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Most often when the navicular in displaced or broken into multiple pieces. Often, calcaneous fractures require surgery. Susan RN, surgery floor