Coronary Band

Coronary Band - Area where hair stops and hoof growth begins at the bottom of the pastern. Coronet - Surface of the hoof.

Chemical agents such as mustard oil, diesel fuel, kerosene and others, usually put on the pasterns, bulbs of heel, or coronary band of the horses, irritate the horse's legs so that it will accentuate its gait.

It involves using chemical agents such as mustard oil, diesel fuel, kerosene, salicylic acid, and others, on the pasterns, bulbs of heel, or coronary band of the horses, burning or blistering the horse's legs so that it will accentuate its gait.

Start at the top of the hoof, just below the coronary band, and wrap the tape 3 or more times. Then wind the tape around the bottom hoof in a figure-8 pattern, wrapping down over the toe, around the bottom of the hoof and then over the opposite heel.

Firstly, I look at the uppermost part of the hoof below the coronary band, which will often show a steeper angle than the lower part of the foot.

The bones are the long pastern bone, located just below the fetlock joint to just above the coronary band; the short pastern bone, from the end of the long pastern to the coffin bone; and the coffin bone within the hoof wall.

See also: Corona, Canter, Horse, Band, Performance