Area and joint between fetlock and hoof.
Is located between the fetlock and pastern joints and connects with the cannon bone to form the fetlock joint. The function of the long pastern is to increase flexibility of the fetlock joint.
Is connected to the long pastern bone at the pastern joint and helps to form a column of bones from the fetlock joint into the hoof. It is also called the coronary bone.
Part of the leg between the coronet and the fetlock
The sloping bone in the lower leg which connect the hoof to the fetlock.
Denotes the area between the fetlock joint and the hoof. The joint between the long and short pastern bones is called the "pastern joint." Can also be used to describe the area of the limb or to describe a specific bone long pastern bone. Technically known as the P1 (long) and P2 (short).
The region above the hoof but below the fetlock on a horse's leg.
The pastern is a part of the horse between the fetlock joint and the hoof. It is the equivalent to the two largest bones found in the human finger.