Horse hoof
Hardened, weight bearing structure of a horse's limbs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A horse hoof is the lower extremity of each leg of a horse, the part that makes contact with the ground and carries the weight of the animal. It is both hard and flexible. It is a complex structure surrounding the distal phalanx of the 3rd digit (digit III of the basic pentadactyl limb of vertebrates, evolved into a single weight-bearing digit in horses) of each of the four limbs, which is covered by soft tissue and keratinised (cornified) matter. The arteries that supply the hoof with blood are, the vena plantaris externa and vena plantaris interna, which branch off the tibialis posterior.[1] The horse hoof encapsules one of the three metatarsus bones that are found in the hoof and heel area.[1]
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