Measuring for bone.

[Sandales]

Good morning all,

When measuring for bone I always understood that it should be measured just below the knee joint,however, I was at a friend's farm recently and she measured her horses bone about halfway down the cannon. I would have said halfway being midpoint between the knee and fetlock joints.

Just wondering if I have misunderstood how to do it properly.

Thank you.

 

[eggs]

I always thought it was just below the knee too.

 

[Errin Paddywack]

Definitely below the knee.

 

[Sandales]

Ok that's great thank you Eggs and Erinpaddywack. I always thought it was just below the knee just confused me when I saw it being measured so low down the leg, internet searches didn't bring me a conclusive answer either.

 

[Sandales]

Just out of interest, does anyone know when bone stops growing, I have a fell yearling with really chunky legs. He has loads of good flat bone. He is in with three other young fells and he is chunky.

 

[Leandy]

It is meant to be just below the knee but obviously if a horse had significant splints for example I can see it wouldn't be the most accurate place for that horse.

 

[Sandales]

It is meant to be just below the knee but obviously if a horse had significant splints for example I can see it wouldn't be the most accurate place for that horse.

Thanks, the horse didn't appear to have any splints/ blemishes ( I'm nearly sure it hasn't) so it must just be her way of measuring bone. It would be interesting to see if measuring bone at different points gives different measurement readings.