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Laminitis: Inflammation of the (laminar) tissues that bond the horse’s hoof to the underlying (pedal) bone. Laminitis is often bilateral and more commonly associated with the horse’s forelimbs.

Lateral: Away from the median plane. “When you look at a horse’s left side you see the lateral surfaces of the left limbs.”

Lateral Gait: A method of movement in which the forelimb and hind limb situated on the same side of the horse mimic each other in action.

Laterality: Dominance of one side of the brain or body over the other side.

Lead: The forelimb not assigned to the working diagonal pair determines the lead at the canter, gallop, and run. The lead forelimb protracts farther than the other forelimb at these gaits.

Ligament: A band of fibrous connective tissue that attaches bone to bone or bone to tendon. Ligaments serve to stabilize structures relative to one another.

Lordosis: Excessive dorsiflexion (or extension) of the spine, often referred to as a swayback.

Luxated: Full dislocation or displacement of one object relative to another. This term usually refers to the abnormal positioning of bones relative to one another across a joint.