Population Demographics for Truro, Iowa in 2016 and 2015.
For uses of the word splint, see Splint (disambiguation) . Splints is an ailment of the horse or pony, characterized by a hard, bony swelling, usually on the inside of a front leg, lying between the splint and cannon bone or on the splint bone itself.verworking young or unfit horses at speed or in tight circles may cause splints. The uneven loading of the limb in tight circles places excessive force on the medial splint, which can cause it to move excessively relative to the cannon bone, causing tears in the interosseous ligament and periosteal reaction.
Invented by the Romans as a way to practice mounting and dismounting horses, the pommel horse was part of the ancient Olympic Games. Originally a simple wooden block, todayâs pommel horse consists of a metal frame covered in foam and leather.