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Definition of small pastern bone

small pastern bone
Pastern Pas"tern, n. [Of. pasturon, F. p[^a]turon, fr. OF. pasture a tether, for beasts while pasturing; prop., a pasturing. See Pasture.] 1. The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of Horse. Note: The upper bone, or phalanx, of the foot is called the great pastern bone; the second, the small pastern bone; and the third, in the hoof, the coffin bone. Pastern joint, the joint in the hoof of the horse, and allied animals, between the great and small pastern bones. 2. A shackle for horses while pasturing. --Knight. 3. A patten. [Obs.] --Dryden.

Meaning of small pastern bone from wikipedia

- The pastern is a part of the leg of a horse between the fetlock and the top of the hoof. It incorporates the long pastern bone (proximal phalanx) and the...
- of the large pastern bone or the upper part of the small pastern bone. "Low ringbone" occurs on the lower part of the small pastern bone or the upper...
- palmar surface of the small pastern bone (PII) and navicular bone, and it connects with the solar surface of P3; the navicular bone functions as a pulley...
- bones. Distal sesamoidean ligaments: run from the sesamoid bones to the two pastern bones. Important in the stay apparatus as a functional continuation...
- sesamoid, fetlock joint, first phalanx (long pastern), pastern joint, second phalanx (short pastern), navicular bone, and coffin joint, outwardly evidenced...
- understanding navicular syndrome. The navicular bone lies behind the coffin bone and under the small pastern bone. The deep digital flexor (DDF) tendon runs...
- breadth relative to body size & m****. May have slight pastern bones relative to large coffin bone. Flat feet limit the soundness of the horse in concussion...
- hindlimb) bones, either of which are commonly called the cannon bones, proximally and the proximal phalanx distally, commonly called the pastern bone. Paired...
- and lameness. Chemical arthrodesis is less successful when used in the pastern joint, and often surgical arthrodesis is preferred. Surgical arthrodesis...
- athletic performance of the animal. The ideal hoof has a parallel hoof-pastern axis, a thick hoof wall, adequate sole depth, a solid heel base and growth...