An experienced finger, even, placed upon the back of the pastern close above the heel, will at once detect the local inflammation, in the dark, by its heat.
The left fore leg, however, immediately assumes the entire responsibility of support and attains a vertical position, with the pastern at a right angle.
As the feet approach the ground, the right hind leg is drawn forward with the pastern nearly horizontal, while the left fore leg is flexed under the body.
At this period the left fore leg is perfectly straight, with the toe much higher than the heel, and is thrust forward until the pastern joint is vertical with the nose, the right fore knee is bent at a right angle.
The force of the impact and the weight of the horse causes the pastern to form a right angle with the leg, and the heel is impressed into the ground.
The left hind foot leaves the ground while the right hind pastern is in its horizontal phase, supporting all the weight.
That part of the hind leg of the horse and allied animals, between the hock, or ham, and the pastern joint.
Pastern joint, the joint in the hoof of the horse, and allied animals, between the great and small pastern bones.
Defn: An excrescence growing from the pastern to the middle of the shank of a horse.
Defn: A morbid growth or deposit of bony matter between or on the small pastern and the great pastern bones.
Defn: Having short intervals between the joints; -- said of a plant or an animal, especially of a horse whose pastern is too short.
Also, the joint of the limb at this point (between the great pastern bone and the metacarpus), or the tuft of hair.
If the line drops in front of the heels of the hoof, the pastern is too straight; if behind, the pastern is too flexible.
Or apply a dressing composed of one part of carbolic acid to twenty of oil or glycerine and keep there with a soft bandage around the pastern and heel.
If they are not of the same height, the whole foot is thrown out of plumb; this twists the delicate joints of leg and pastern and leads to disease.
The fetlock--the upper and lower pastern bones--should be of moderate length and neither too sloping nor too straight.
The large pastern is a very compact bone, set in an oblique direction downward and forward, and extends from the cannon bone to the coronet.
The fetor of the discharge draws attention to the part whenever one enters the stable, and the swollen pastern and wet, matted hairs on the heel draw attention to the seat of the malady.
Even when the tumors are large and the pastern joint involved, firing often hastens the process of anchylosis and should always be tried.
The pastern and the coffin bone are held together by strong fibrous cords passing between each two bones and placed at the sides so as not to interfere with the forward and backward movement of the bones.
They may be found on the inside of the legs, just above the pastern joint.
The pastern is held in a more upright position than normal.
The colt may walk on the front of the pasternand fetlock.
If this does not reduce the displacement, a collar should be placed on the animal, and a hobble strap fastened to the pastern of the involved limb.
Lameness is most pronounced when weight is thrown on one foot, the later phase of the step being shortened and the pastern more upright.
In this position the right hind foot is thrust back to its fullest extent, at an elevation of 12 or 14 inches, with the pasternnearly horizontal.
When both feet have reached the ground, the right hind leg is stretched back almost to its fullest extent, with the pastern nearly horizontal, while the left fore leg is flexed under the body.
The left fore leg, however, immediately assumes the entire responsibility of the weight, and soon attains a vertical position, with its pastern at right angles to it.
The body is now thrust forward, and while the right hind pastern is still almost horizontal, the left hind foot leaves the ground.
Karl Blind has found an old Norse spell, in which, by the aid of Balder and Odin, the lameness of a horse's ankle or pastern joint can be cured.
It was not the leg of the horse which was severed, nor a limb, but only the hoof at the pastern joint.
The horse may thus be said to walk upon the tips of his fingers and toes, and it will readily be seen why the leg weakens in proportion as the pastern and shank lengthen.
In complete dislocation, tie a rope around the pastern of the affected leg, then draw the rope through a collar placed around the horse's neck and draw forward as far as possible and tie.
RING BONE CAUSE: Faulty conformation--as a narrow or straight pastern joint is considered faulty.
An excrescence growing from the pastern to the middle of the shank of a horse.
A morbid growth or deposit of bony matter between or on the smallpastern and the great pastern bones.
In such instances the foal must be treated early--before the skin on the anterior pastern region has been badly damaged by knuckling over.
It is possible in many cases to stretch the flexor tendons by grasping the colt's foot with one hand, and with the other hand one may push the pastern in the direction of dorsal flexion.
In sub-acute cases, the entire region surrounding the pastern is blistered or the actual cautery is used.
Excessive leverage as furnished by long toes, long toe-calks and low heels increases the normal tension on the posterior ligaments of the pastern joint.
In inflammation of the posterior ligaments of the pastern joint, there is also absence of the characteristic stumbling which is seen in navicular disease.
A nail puncture which perforates the sheath in the pasternregion and at the same time produces an infectious synovitis, will cause a markedly different manifestation than will a wound which freely opens the sheath above the fetlock.
There is no logical reason for comparing the pedal joint with the pastern on the basis that it may also be completely and securely bandaged.
In some instances, the pastern joint is opened by calk wounds and then, of course, an infectious arthritis succeeds the injury.
Inflammation of the Posterior Ligaments of the Pastern (Proximal Interphalangeal) Joint.
Positioned as they are, between the bifurcations of the suspensory ligament and the pastern joint, they serve as fulcra and effectively assist in minimizing concussion which is received by the suspensory ligament.
However, they have excellent medicines, composed of herbs, to cure accidental bruises and cuts in the pasternor frog of the foot, by sharp stones, as well as other maims and hurts in the several parts of the body.
The Houyhnhnms use the hollow part, between the pasternand the hoof of their fore-foot, as we do our hands, and this with greater dexterity than I could at first imagine.
A stub, like soft horn, about the size of a chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint.
Having short intervals between the joints; -- said of a plant or an animal, especially of a horse whose pastern is too short.
Fetlock joint: The joint between the cannon and the upperpastern bone of each foot.
Fetlock: The tuft of hair that grows upon the back part of the fetlock joints of many horses' legs, and which hides the ergot or stub of soft horn that lies behind and below the pastern joint.
The fetlock consists of hairs, and the ergot of a horny-like substance constantly found at the back and lower part of the large pastern joints.
The latter affection frequently involves the bones, and for this reason the pastern is the most frequent seat of osteitis.
The lower part of the limb of a cow, showing the loss of skin and flesh in a narrow ring around the pastern bone and the exposure of the bone itself.
Here the slave-girl opened to him the private pastern wherethrough he went in to the Lady Badr al-Budur.
At the time when the foot first touches the ground, the leg is extended forward and the pastern is in the same oblique position to the shank as when a horse is standing.
This obliquity of the pastern is another safeguard against concussion, and it renders impossible the first contact with the ground at any point other than at the heel.
The pastern bone is altogether above the level of the foot, the coronet bone is partially within the hoof, and the joint between it and the pedal bone is quite within.
The toes, however, have black lines called "pencilling," running up them and there is a black spot called the thumb mark just along the pastern joint in front of the limb.
And before Olaf could prevent him Holmes had grabbed the horse's leg up between his own knees, whipped out his pocket-knife, and scraped away at the strange lump between the pastern and the hoof.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "pastern" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: arch; digit; dog; extremity; fetlock; foot; forepaw; heel; hoof; instep; pad; paw; sole; toe; trotter
