. Diseases of the horse's foot . Hoofs; Horses. 42 DISEASES OF THE HORSE'S FOOT the external border, and, like it, is dovetailed into the horny laminfe of the inflections of the wall—namely, the bars. In front of the termination of the bars it is dove- tailed into the sides and point of the frog. Where unworn by contact with the ground, the horn of the sole is shed by a process of exfoliation. 3. The Frog.—Triangular or pyramidal in shape, the frog bears a close resemblance to the form of the plantar. Fig. 22.—Hoof with the Sensitive Structdees removed. 1, Superior face of horny frog ; 2, the
. Diseases of the horse's foot . Hoofs; Horses. 42 DISEASES OF THE HORSE'S FOOT the external border, and, like it, is dovetailed into the horny laminfe of the inflections of the wall—namely, the bars. In front of the termination of the bars it is dove- tailed into the sides and point of the frog. Where unworn by contact with the ground, the horn of the sole is shed by a process of exfoliation. 3. The Frog.—Triangular or pyramidal in shape, the frog bears a close resemblance to the form of the plantar. Fig. 22.—Hoof with the Sensitive Structdees removed. 1, Superior face of horny frog ; 2, the frog-stay ; 3, the lateral ridges of the frog's superior surface ; 4, the horny laminiE at the inflections of the wall. cushion, upon the lower surface of which body it is moulded. It offers for consideration two faces, two sides, a base, and a point or summit. The Superior Face is an exact cast of the lower surface of the plantar cushion. It shows in the centre, therefore, a triangular depression, with the base of the triangle directed backwards. Posteriorly, the depression is con- tinued as two lateral channels divided by a median Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reeks, H. Caulton. Chicago : Alex. Eger
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