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The horses distribution of body weight in the hind limb can be describe by a vertical line which travels caudally to the stifle joint and cranially to the tarsal, metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints. The stifle joint is locked when the patella is in resting position as the stifle is in extension. The patella is medially positioned when locked which is achieved by the parapatellar and medial patella ligament as well as peroneus tertius which is a cord like tendon as well as the superficial digial flexor which all work in unison. The architecture of the tarsus is closely packed with a strong plantar ligaments preventing overextension of the tarsus as well as the abaxial and axial ligaments of the proximal interphalangeal joint and the distal sesamoidean ligaments in the distal interphalangeal joint.

The horses distribution of body weight in the hind limb can be describe by a vertical line which travels caudally to the stifle joint and cranially to the tarsal, metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints. The stifle joint is locked when the patella is in resting position as the stifle is in extension. The patella is medially positioned when locked which is achieved by the parapatellar and medial patella ligament as well as peroneus tertius which is a cord like tendon as well as the superficial digial flexor which all work in unison. The architecture of the tarsus is closely packed with a strong plantar ligaments preventing overextension of the tarsus as well as the abaxial and axial ligaments of the proximal interphalangeal joint and the distal sesamoidean ligaments in the distal interphalangeal joint.