. A text-book of horseshoeing, for horseshoers and veterinarians . t position in wdiich the for^vard deviationis from the knee downward, the knee being placed too far underthe body. ^ Weah-jointed, loiv-joinied/ or acute-an-gled (Fig. 52) is that position in which the limbs are perpendicularand straight down as far as the fetlock-joint, but the feet areplaced too far in front. Backward Deviations.—Standing under in front (Fig. 53)is that deviation in which the entire leg from the elbow do^\Tiis placed back of the perpendicular line and, therefore, too far HORSESHOEING. 67 Fic. 55. under the bo
. A text-book of horseshoeing, for horseshoers and veterinarians . t position in wdiich the for^vard deviationis from the knee downward, the knee being placed too far underthe body. ^ Weah-jointed, loiv-joinied/ or acute-an-gled (Fig. 52) is that position in which the limbs are perpendicularand straight down as far as the fetlock-joint, but the feet areplaced too far in front. Backward Deviations.—Standing under in front (Fig. 53)is that deviation in which the entire leg from the elbow do^\Tiis placed back of the perpendicular line and, therefore, too far HORSESHOEING. 67 Fic. 55. under the body. Wlien this deviation affects only the cannonbone, the horse stands bent forward at the knees,—a- conditionknown as goat-kneed huck-kneed/ over in the kneesor, more commonly, knee-sprung (Fig. 54). When thebackward deviation is only from the fet-lock doAvn, the animal is said to stand up-right or straight in the fetlock(Fig. 53).(&) A hind leg viewed from behindis said to b© regular or straight (Fig. 55)when a perpendicular line dropped from Fig.
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