The navicular bone has two functions: * To protect the joint and tendons from pressure and concussion (the navicular bone acts as a pulley on the deep digital flexor tendon, which takes some of the stress off the coffin bone). * To act as a valve for blood flow to the coffin bone and corium inside the hoof. reference: http://www.recoveryeq.com/navicular_horses.htm
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
Yes, they do, except for at the very end. They like them scratched, too, their tails- in the middle and especially at the top part near the base. =) I have eight adults and a young one here at home. xD Horses, of course. -Nicole schaich of Olney, Illinois
The coffin bone is a wedge-shaped bone in a horse's hoof that sits between the pedal bone and the navicular bone. It is a crucial structure as it provides support for the horse's weight and helps absorb shock when the horse moves.
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It's the bone located between the knee and the fetlock (or ankle) on the horse's legs.
The P2 (short pastern bone), the P3 (coffin bone) and the navicular bone
No, unless you count the bones inside it, which are the pedal bone, the long pastern, short pastern and the navicular .
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.
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.
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
The navicular bone has two functions: * To protect the joint and tendons from pressure and concussion (the navicular bone acts as a pulley on the deep digital flexor tendon, which takes some of the stress off the coffin bone). * To act as a valve for blood flow to the coffin bone and corium inside the hoof. reference: http://www.recoveryeq.com/navicular_horses.htm
it is classified as a short bone.
Navicular bone is on the inside top portion of the human foot.
It is in the hoof.
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The navicular bone is sometimes referred to scaphoid bone, which is one of the carpal bones in the wrist. It is also called the radiocarpal joint when it is associated with th radius and the lunate, another carpal bone. The three bones the form an ellipsoidal joint.