Figt7-D he dtstaI sesmoid bone: plntr and

soEvieu.

Removal of the tendon of the deep digita| f|exor mus|e has opened r.lp
the oodotroh|ear bursa to reveaI the dista| sesamoid bone. PartiaI
exision of the roof of the podotroh|ear bursa revea|s the synovia| avi
of the dista| interpha|anga| joint. The atilage overing the
podotrohlear surfa of the dista| sesamoid bone shows evidene of
pathoIogial chang (.naviuIar' disase).

n- fleor digitorum

- rerfII al i s. lnsertlons

i5 oro]mal and middle

phalanges

dean
ligament

cct ateral ses amoi

I

apsule of dtstal
interphalangeal joint

1oint

lame|lar oilum of bar

^^^l^
lglc
al

^' oul|
^^l^
Ul

age ov e r i ng f|eor
tUberosit of middIe
cartiI

pnalan

snovial cavit of distal

intrphalangeal joint
posed b remova| of
joint capsule
cartilaginous surf ace of
distal sesamoid bone
pathological lesios in
distal sesamoid bone

,.'il
wlII l

papiIlar solar corium

distal sesamoid impar

gament

f|eor digitorum
i nse rti on i nto
semilunar line of distal

profu ndus,

pnaIan

Fi9.7.81 The hoof of an unborn foal: lateralview.

long hairs covering

coronet

keratinised wall of hoof at

distal phalan,

cutaneous surface

The soft IIuIar masses deveIopd from th so|e and the frog rapid|y d
out aftr birth, and when wight is taken on the foot they ar quick|y wol
aWaV to eDose the hard keratinisd structures beneath (omoar with
Fis 7 3e)
keratinised hard wall ot
hoof at toe

horn tubules separated

from intertubular horn at
distal surface of wall

neel

soft cellular mass

developed from the frog
of the hoof

Fi9.7.82 The hoof of the unborn foal: solar and

plntar view.
ape of cellular mass
developed from the frog

soft cellular mass

developed from the frog:
central sulcus

crura

soft cellular mass

developed from the sole
of the hoof

The ovrgrowth of the ce|lular masses derived from the angIe of th solr
and f rom the f rog hide the inf|eted pats of the wa|| (the bars). Whn th
foa| begins to wa|k' however, the soft tissues dry and ar Worn away. Tt
so|ar surfae of the hoof ouiklv beomes Iik that of the adu|t horse
(see Fig.7.9).
soft cellular mass
developed from sole ol

hoof

horn tubules separated

lrom intertubular horn at
distal surface of wall

people
hard keratinised wall of

hoof
bulb of heel

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.'a'..C-a on plantar
esot of digit

long hairs covering

coronet