. Diseases of the horse's foot. Horses; Hoofs -- Diseases; Horses -- Diseases. Fig. 145.—Hoof Plane (Smith's). that the sensitive structures are injured. In all cases, however, no matter what the instrument used, the metal gauge should be employed when the sensitive structures have been touched, and the operation obscured by blood. Our instruments at hand, the operation may be proceeded with. The first step is to ascertain the extent of the side- bone, and to determine the position of the incisions. To do this the coronet is felt with the thumb, and the anterior. Fig. 147.—Hoof Chisel (Hodder'
. Diseases of the horse's foot. Horses; Hoofs -- Diseases; Horses -- Diseases. Fig. 145.—Hoof Plane (Smith's). that the sensitive structures are injured. In all cases, however, no matter what the instrument used, the metal gauge should be employed when the sensitive structures have been touched, and the operation obscured by blood. Our instruments at hand, the operation may be proceeded with. The first step is to ascertain the extent of the side- bone, and to determine the position of the incisions. To do this the coronet is felt with the thumb, and the anterior. Fig. 147.—Hoof Chisel (Hodder's). extremity of the side-bone noted. This is marked on the horn with a piece of chalk, and a vertical line dropped from this position to the inferior margin of the wall ( Fig. 148, 1 ). The line crosses the horn fibres obliquely, and is purposely made in that direction in order that its inferior end may be far enough back to avoid the last nail-hole. Should the side-bone reach very far forwards, it may be wise to cause this line to slant from before backwards (see dotted line a, Fig. 148). Unless this is done, it is found that in some. 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 (Harry Caulton). Chicago : A. Eger
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