Figure 1. Conformation can be assessed by viewing the horse from the side with the metatarsus perpendicular to the ground. This horse has long toe, low-heel conformation with a broken-back hoof-pastern axis (red line).

Therapeutic farriery of the hind feet for horses with hindlimb orthopaedic injuries

Low-heel hind foot conformation has become prevalent and can be recognised in several ways. When viewed from the side, with the third metatarsal vertically orientated, the digit will have a BB-HPA...