Fetlock - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: fetlockCanon bone
The shank bone or great bone above the fetlock in the fore and hind legs of the horse and allied animals corresponding to the middle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of most mammals See Horse...
Fetlock
The cushionlike projection bearing a tuft of long hair on the back side of the leg above the hoof of the horse and similar animals Also the joint of the limb at this point between the great pastern bone and the metacarpus or the tuft of hair...
Pastern
The part of the foot of the horse and allied animals between the fetlock and the coffin joint See Illust of Horse...
Shire horse
One of an English breed of heavy draft horses believed to be descended largely from the horses used in war in the days of heavy armor They are the largest of the British draft breeds and have long hair on the back of the cannons and fetlocks Brown or bay with white on the face and legs is now the commonest color...
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