What does the frog of the horses hoof do?

Answer 1

It's the first link in the shock absorbing mechanism of the foot, it helps the horse sense the terrain its walking on, it transmits ground pressure up through the internal hoof structures to keep the foot wide and the coffin bone high up inside the hoof and relax tension on tendons and ligaments in the leg, and it helps hold dirt in at the back of the foot. The frog is one of the most essential functional parts of the horse's foot.

Answer 2

The frog in a horses hoof looks like a V shape at the top of the hoof going down into the middle of the hoof. When you pick a horses hoof out you have to be careful because the frog is very sensative part of the hoof because it it made out of a tendon that can hurt if sharp stones or objects catch it. If you have your own horse and you see the frog with loads of skin hanging off it there is no need to worry about this, it is completely normal because every so often the frog flakes skin off to repair new skin to grow on it so there is nothing to worry about.

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Answer 3

A horses hoof is fairly complex and is the equivalent to a human finger ( the middle finger or Digitus Me'dius to be precise.) It is also made of the same material as a fingernail ( keratin.) There is a fleshy part on the bottom of the sole called the frog, which acts as a cushion of sorts and helps blood to flow back up the leg when the hoof expands and contracts with each step it takes. Underneath the hard outer portion is the sensitive laminae which is tubule like structures that help to hold the internal structures in place. The internal bones include the Coffin bone and Navicular bone, which then extends up into the short and long pastern bones. All of these bones allow the horse to achieve a full gallop for a quarter of a mile or more to out run predators.

Answer 4

the frog bridge in a horses hoof it a v shaped formation and the underside of the hoof. It helps support the horses body weight on the hoof.

Answer 5

The soft, V-shaped section on the underside of a horse's hoof, which is very sensitive and could become irritated if scraped with a hoofpick.

Answer 6

the whole hoof isn't called the frog its just the triangle in the middle

Answer 7

A horse's hoof is the equivalent to a human's foot. A horse uses their foot to move around, whether than be walking, jumping, or even just standing.