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According to Wikipedia: It is dark gray-blackish in color and of a rubbery consistency, suggesting its role as shock absorber and grip tool on hard, smooth ground. In the stabled horse, it doesn't wear but it degrades with bacterial and fungal activity to an irregular, soft, slashed surface. In the free-roaming horse, it hardens into a callous consistency with a near-smooth surface.
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Does the frog act as a shock absorber in horses?
yes. the frog is the middle of the hoof. yes and it also protects the horses tender hooves from hard soil and rocks or other sharp objects
Where is the cleft on a horses foot?
I think you are referring to the frog. The frog is the wedge shaped, spongy portion of the hoof in the center.
What is Thrush on Howrse?
An infection of a part of a horses hoof called the frog
What part of the horse is the frog?
the triangular shaped part on the middle underside of a horses hoof
What infection is called the frog?
No infection is called a frog. The frog is a part of the horses foot. It is shaped like a "V" and acts as the cushion for the bottom of hoof. A frog can become infected however. Usually from an anaerobic bacteria called thrush. Thrush can be caused from a wet and dirty environment. It is important to keep a horses living area clean of manure and urine. Equally important is to regularly pick a horses feet free of mud, dirt, rocks and manure so that air can get to the frog preventing the disease. If a horse has thrush it should be treated with any of the many over the counter topical treatments that will kill the bacteria.
What is the triangle thing on a horses' hooves called?
This triangle thing on a horses' hooveis called the frog. When you clean the horses' hooves, you have to be careful of the frog. It's sensitive.
Should my horse's frog look inflamed and spongy looking?
No it should not. Your horses frog may be infected. The frog in a horses hoof is supposed to be softer than the rest of the hoof, but it should NOT be spongy.
Whats the bottom of a horses hoof?
The Frog
My horses frog looks weird?
If your horses frog looks weird, if you know how to treat it do it yourself but if you are not sure about it phone a vet and tell it to come and help you.
What is the pad on the underside of a horses foot?
It is called a frog.
What is the tender bit in the middle of a horses hoof called?
the frog
What does hot frog on a horses mean?
the frog is on the bottem of the hoof and it means that if you scrap it to hard it will hot up and bleed
Where is the cleft on a horses foot?
I think you are referring to the frog. The frog is the wedge shaped, spongy portion of the hoof in the center.
Does the frog act as a shock absorber in horses?
yes. the frog is the middle of the hoof. yes and it also protects the horses tender hooves from hard soil and rocks or other sharp objects
What are the products of the South?
Cows, Horses, pigs, scorpions, frog legs, starfish and other animals from the sea. Cows, Horses, pigs, scorpions, frog legs, starfish and other animals from the sea.
What is Thrush on Howrse?
An infection of a part of a horses hoof called the frog
When picking out a horses hoof you should generally avoid what part?
frog
