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

  • He held Lobo by the fetlock and let water rinse over the cut.
  • A point a little above the fetlock is usually the seat of the injury.
  • Completely heal the old injury suffered by my horse Power Cut in his off fore fetlock.
  • He discussed another study exploring whether injecting a horse's blood into his fetlock was a good model of temporary, reversible lameness.
  • His temperment and attitude are not to be altered and the only thing to be done is healing to the off fore fetlock and the tendons/ligaments attached to this area.
  • The beasts, fed and watered adequately for the first time in two days, exuded contentment as willing hands curried the glossy sides and cleansed the dirt from hock and fetlock with twists of straw.
  • "The angle of the foot and pastern has a physical effect on the angle of the fetlock, which is the major site of the change of direction and absorption of the force being directed down the limb," he explained.
  • Small brown birds hover and light on straws of aspen chewed raw by the deer; a few horses stand inside a muddy pen, each with a rear fetlock cocked and ears low against their heads, as if resigned to be annoyed by the sharp wind all winter long.
  • The attraction said, “A newly discovered animal, comprising the head and eye of an elephant, the horns of an antelope, a long black beard, the hind parts of a lion, the foreparts of a bison, cloven-footed, has a flowing mane from shoulder to fetlock joint and chews the cud.”

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