Stem cells could help knee, stifle injuries
Horses are often subject to injuries that cut short promising show ring or race track careers. In particular, these animals are prone to injuries in the stifle joint, the human equivalent of the knee.
Stifle
Joint between the femur and tibia (similar to knee in humans)
Tack
Gear used to ride a horse (ie. saddle, bridle, etc..) ...
stifle - The large joint above the hock which is made up by the femur, the patella and the tibia.
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Stifle Lameness in Horses
The stifle is the largest and the most complicated joint in the horse's legs. It could be called the 'knee' of the horse, though, this is debated because the horse has four legs and its front legs are considered as arms.
Stifle: The stifle is deep; when viewed from rear extends out below the hip and above the gaskin. When viewed from the rear the stifle is the widest part of the animal.
Stifle -- The equivalent of the human knee, it is the joint between the femur and tibia, and has a knee cap (patella) attached to the front.
Thigh is medium to long, with a well developed stifle, and gaskin of equal length. Hocks should be well let down with short dense cannons.
The elbows should be level with the dimple in the stifle. The elbows should be loose and mobile. The frame should be rectangular in shape rather than square.
Head and Neck: Head and neck in proportion to the body. The eyes large and alert.
Rear Quarters: The rear quarters are broad, deep and heavy, viewed from either side or rear, and are muscled so they are full through the thigh, stifle, gaskin, and down to the hock.
While mild navicular changes, sesamoids, pastern arthritis and bone spavin may be permitted on radiographs, osteochondrosis in the hock or stifle is not allowed.
The stifle should be placed well forward and low in the flank area. The legs should be straight and sound with short cannons, flat bone, and an appearance of over-all substance with refinement.
At the stifle joint, a "hook" structure situated on the inside bottom end of the femur cups the patella and the medial patella ligament, preventing the leg from bending.
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The most common damage occurs to the stifles, which later on is transferred to the back muscles. This is due to the fact that people do not give the horse enough time to develop physically for more collected gaits.
Hips: Slightly protruding, even Croup: Long, fairly broad, slightly sloped, well muscled Tail: Large at root, attached rather high, carried well, abundance of fine, long hair Stifles: Clean, close to belly, ...
stifle: corresponds to the elbow of a horse, except on the hind limb.
gaskin: also known as the "second thigh," the large muscle on the hind leg, just above the hock, below the stifle.
jowl: the cheek bone under the horses ear on both sides ...
The stifle is very deep and hind quarters are heavy and muscular. Cannons are short, pasterns are medium length, hocks are set wide, deep and straight, and hooves are well-rounded, with deep open heels.
Moyer says the most common joints to inject include the hock, pastern, coffin joint, fetlock, carpal (knee) and stifle joints.
OTHER VACCINES are available for other illnesses, from strangles founder fescue forage graze grazing hay cribbing tack saddles stalls barns bridle stifle stringhalt shivers boarding fences hackamore snaffle"es to botulism, ...
The large, muscular area of the hind legs, above the stifle and behind the barrel of the horse.
Hock ...
Small dark circles of may occur, especially in the summer coat and especially around the shoulders, forearms, gaskins and stifles of dun horses. These are not the same as dapples seen on some other horses.
The horse must possess at least one spot midway between the center of the knee and the floor of the chest and midway between the point of the hock and the center point of the stifle.
characterized by a refined, intelligent head, straight, andlean; elegant neck; big muscular, well-sloped shoulders;short, strong body with great depth through girth; hindquarters are strong and muscular with good length from hip and stifle to hock ...
A horse that carries its foot forward but hesitates before setting it down either is being trotty or has a tight stifle. The amount of over stride is another consideration, but not as defining. A fox trotting horse should over stride.
 See also: Pastern, Saddle, Withers, Cannon, Hock
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