Cows do not have ankles like humans. Instead, cows have a joint in their leg called the fetlock joint, which is similar to a human's ankle joint but is higher up on the leg.
There is no antonym to fetlock. A fetlock is part of a horses mane.
the fetlock is the ankle like joint above the hoof
Young horses sometimes "pop" a splint, not a fetlock.
The fetlock is the name of the hair that grows at the back of the leg down by the hoof
The fetlock is formed by the joint between the canon bone and the longer pastern bone. At the back of the fetlock lies a small bone called the sesamoid.the fetlock is the bump right before the hoof
this long bone that runs from the hock to the fetlock is called the cannon bone
All horses have a ergot on the rear of their fetlock.I include this link as you don't state where on the fetlock. (see link)
if the injury is completely healed and isn't causing the horse any pain the yes horses can still jump after a fetlock injury.
the fetlock is the horses ankle joint, it's the big round joint at the end of the horses leg right above the pastern and hoof.
the fetlock is the horses ankle joint, it's the big round joint at the end of the horses leg right above the pastern and hoof.
Distal spots are spots of color that appear inside a white marking on the lower leg (such as a sock or stocking). Distal spots are above the fetlock, as opposed to ermine spots, which are below the fetlock.