Table 1: Overview of the lesions found, a short definition and prevalence of hoof disorders in 2,891 horses in South Korea.

Disorder Description Region

                                            SRC (%) PRC (%) RC (%)		 Prevalence (%)
Thrush Affliction of the frog mostly in the central sulcus 4.5 3.3 4.8 4.2
SHWC Superficial (until white line) hoof wall cracks 0.9 1.4 1.2 1.2
WLD Lesion of the white line 0.1 2.4 0.9 1.0
Quittor Infection of lateral cartilage 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
HWS Hoof wall separation 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.6
DHW Defect of the hoof wall 0.1 1.6 0.0 0.5
Wounds Injury of sole 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2
Laminitis Irreversible damage within the lamellar region of the foot 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.3
IB Inflammation of the bulb 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total - 6.6 9.6 8.2 7.9

Abbreviations: SRC, Seoul Race Course; PRC, Pusan Race Course; RC, Riding Course; 2,891 selected horses (1,305 Thoroughbred racehorses in SRC, 936 Thoroughbred racehorses in PRC, 650 Thoroughbred and pony riding horses in RC).