Which item is the superficial digital flexor tendon?

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The superficial digital flexor tendon is the one that runs superficially along the back (palmar/caudal) aspect of the foreleg and belongs to the superficial digital flexor muscle. It mainly flexes the fetlock and pastern joints as it travels to the middle and distal phalanges. Its position makes it the shallow, easily recognizable tendon on the limb. The deep digital flexor tendon lies deeper and inserts on the distal phalanx, the extensor tendon runs on the front/dorsal side to extend joints, and the suspensory ligament of the navicular is a ligament supporting the fetlock, not a tendon.