See Also: Deep Flexor Tendon - Horse Racing(gambling)
Superficial Flexor Tendon - Horse Racing(gambling)
Tendon - Horse Racing(gambling)
Bowed Tendon (A Bow) - Horse Racing(gambling)
Extensor Tendon - Horse Racing(gambling)
Bowed Tendon - Horse Racing(gambling)
Deep Stretch - Horse Racing(gambling)
groove for tendon of flexor hallucis longus(medicine)
tendon sheath of flexor pollicis longus muscle(medicine)
tendon sheath of flexor hallucis longus muscle(medicine)

Deep Flexor Tendon - Horse Racing (gambling)


Present in all four legs, but injuries most commonly affect the front legs. Located on the back (posterior) of the front leg between the knee and the foot and between the hock and the foot on the rear leg. The function is to flex the digit (pastern) and knee (carpus) and to extend the elbow on the front leg and extend the hock on the rear leg. Functions in tandem with the superficial flexor tendon.