Dorsal branch to distal phalanx

In horses, the dorsal branch to the distal phalanx is a branch of the lateral digital artery that arises at the level of the distal phalanx. It passes through a foramen/notch in the palmar process of the distal phalanx, then bifurcates on the dorsal surface into branches that supply the corium of the heels and quarters and the laminar corium of the toe, and it anastomoses with branches of the coronal artery and the terminal arch.