Anatomy
Give 2 other terms for the distal phalanx.
Coffin bone; pedal bone; P3
This fluid lubricates and nourishes the structures within a synovial joint.
What is synovial fluid?
In an angular limb deformity, this term describes the portion of the limb below a joint deviating laterally.
What is valgus?
This famous Kentucky racecourse, located just a few miles from Keeneland, is home to the Kentucky Derby.
This tendon is the primary flexor of the distal interphalangeal joint.
What is the deep digital flexor tendon?
Repetitive loading, inadequate recovery, and previous injury can contribute to this chronic degenerative joint condition.
What is osteoarthritis (OA)?
The opposite of valgus, this angular deviation sends the limb below the joint medially.
What is varus?
Keeneland's primary Thoroughbred auction facility is known for holding this event, the world's largest auction of Thoroughbred yearlings by number sold.
What is the September Yearling Sale?
This small bone articulates with P2 and P3 and sits within the distal interphalangeal joint.
What is the navicular bone (distal sesamoid)?
Osteoarthritis of the distal intertarsal joint causes this unsoundness.
What is bone spavin?
Unlike angular deformities in the frontal plane, this class of deformity involves hyperflexion or hyperextension, usually because of soft-tissue imbalance.
What is a flexural limb deformity?
This previous Kentucky Derby winner is currently training at Keeneland to prepare for the Breeders' Cup Classic.
What is Golden Tempo?
This carpal bone is positioned palmar to the other proximal-row carpal bones and contributes to the palpable prominence on the palmar aspect of the carpus.
This daily supplement designed for dogs and horses aims to support mobility, ease joint stiffness, and protect cartilage health.
What is 4CYTE?
In an angular limb deformity caused by uneven growth, the part of a long bone commonly targeted for growth modulation is this cartilaginous region.
What is the physis, or growth plate?
This is the term used for the Friday during the first week of the 2026 September Sale when no auction session is held.
What is Dark Day?
This is a classic clinical finding when the suspensory ligament and other major passive support structures of the fetlock are severely disrupted.
What is fetlock hyperextension ("dropped fetlock")?
This core physical therapy method is defined by gradually increasing the stress placed on joints, tendons, and muscles so that they rebuild their capacity to handle everyday movement.
In a premature or dysmature foal, incomplete ossification of these carpal or tarsal bones can be compressed and permanently deformed if weight-bearing is not managed appropriately.
What are the cuboidal bones?
This prominent Thoroughbred sales agency, founded in 1978, operates from a family-owned farm in Nicholasville, Kentucky, and is a familiar name in the Keeneland September Sale.
What is Taylor Made Sales Agency?