Meaning & History. Derived from the Slavic elements miru peace, world and slava glory. This was the name of a 10th-century king of Croatia, who presided over a civil war.eaning & History. Derived from the Slavic elements miru peace, world and slava glory. This was the name of a 10th-century king of Croatia, who presided over a civil war.
The stifle joint includes the kneecap and its ligaments and is the most complex joint in the horse. The stifle is similar to the human knee and is found on the hind limbs of the horse. A thin capsule surrounds the entire stifle joint that has a specialized fluid to help with shock absorption and lubrication.
Many horse owners are faced with what is unscientifically called a fat leg in their horses. You walk into your field or stall to catch your horse, and there he stands, lame, with one leg swollen from the stifle down to twice its normal size. There are many things that can cause this condition, and some of them are life-threatening.