NAVLE® Question of the day

A nine-year-old Quarterhorse mare is presented with a right hind limb lameness.

She tends to drag the right toe, and has a stabbing gait in that limb (adducts hindlimb, then suddenly abducts it just before the hoof hits the ground).

Hock flexion of the right hind significantly exacerbates the lameness for 5-6 strides. A radiograph of the hock is taken, shown below.

What is the common name for this problem?

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