2017年8月24日 · Ringbone in horses refers to a painful condition characterized by new bone growth. It affects either the pastern joint (“high ringbone”) or the coffin joint (“low ringbone”). Bony proliferation accumulating over time on the coffin and/or pastern joints causes ringbone.

“Ringbone” is the term for the bony overgrowth (exostosis) that develops on or around the pastern bones in the wake of injury and/or inflammation. The overgrowth can be articular—affecting the joint—or develop on the side of a pastern bone, often where the ligaments attach.

Ringbone is a disease that attacks both young and older horses. It is a joint disease that causes the horse is lame. If your horse does develop in sidebone, it is important to have his hooves trimmed and shoed regularly.

Ringbone is a form of osteoarthritis in horses which affects the coffin joint (low ringbone) or the pastern joint (high ringbone). Ringbone can be caused by damage within the joint (articular), or from damage to the structures which surround and support the joint (periarticular), such as the joint capsule or ligaments.

Ringbone is exostosis (bone growth) in the pastern or coffin joint of a horse. In severe cases, the growth can encircle the bones, giving ringbone its name.

2023年7月26日 · Ringbone is a degenerative condition that affects the bones and joints in the horse’s lower limbs. It is characterized by the inflammation of surrounding connective tissue, triggering the formation of bony growths around the affected joints. [1] [2]

Ringbone is a disease that does not discriminate; horses of all breeds, ages, and functions can be at risk. An arthritic, degenerative disease of the pastern and coffin joints, ringbone comes in two types. High ringbone affects the pastern, and low ringbone affects the coffin.