fetlock
IPA: fˈɛtɫɑk
noun
- A joint of the horse's leg below the knee or hock and above the hoof.
- The tuft of hair that grows at this joint.
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Examples of "fetlock" in Sentences
- A fetlock injury ended her racing career.
- In the horse it occurs at the horse's fetlock.
- Osselet is arthritis in the fetlock joint of a horse.
- The mane and tail are thick but the fetlock tufts are small.
- He has had issues with his right fetlock throughout his career.
- The blood was fetlock deep on the horses that survived the bloody battle.
- The pasterns are the bones that run from the top of the hoof to the fetlock.
- It supports the fetlock joint when the leg is supporting the horse's weight.
- A star on the head and/or a white on or below the hind fetlock is acceptable.
- The SDFT branches at the fetlock, creating a sling under the back of the joint.
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