Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Noting an abnormal standing position of the horse in which the phalangeal bones slant downward and outward from the fetlock, causing the fore feet to stand too far apart. The foot-axis from in front is broken inward at the fetlock-joint.
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Pair of fore feet of base-wide form in toe-wide standing position 591 4.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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(toe-wide) standing position, shod with a plain "dropped-crease" shoe to prevent the toe cutting (interfering).
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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-- Pair of fore feet of base-wide form in toe-wide standing position.]
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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