This section is from the book "The Horse - Its Treatment In Health And Disease", by J. Wortley Axe. Also available from Amazon: The Horse. Its Treatment In Health And Disease.
The Cotyloid Ligament is a ring of fibro-cartilage attached around the margin of the cotyloid cavity. It serves to increase the depth of the cup, and at the same time to give it a yielding margin for the protection of the head of the femur. This ligament bridges over the notch in the inner part of the cup through which the pubio-femoral reaches the head of the thigh-bone.
 
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