Also known as founder, a nautical term meaning “to sink”. A variety of factors can lead to the breakdown of the tissues connecting the coffin bone to the hoof wall. Depending on the severity of the disease, there may be no movement of the coffin bone, rotation only, sinking only, or a combination of the two.
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