Elements of hippology (1908) Elements of hippology .. elementsofhippo00mars Year: 1908 ELEMENT 8 OF HIPPO LOGY. 123 Cannon bone Sesamoid bone Upper pastern bone angle behind the joint, formed by the coffin- and lower pastern- bone, fits the navicular-bone. These three bones are bound together by several short, strong ligaments. Two wide and thick pieces of cartilage, continuing the wings of the coffin-bone, called the lateral cartilages of the coffin-bone, fit in behind the three bones, be- tween them and the walls of the hoof, and act as springs to keep the bones from plunging too violent-
Elements of hippology (1908) Elements of hippology .. elementsofhippo00mars Year: 1908 ELEMENT 8 OF HIPPO LOGY. 123 Cannon bone Sesamoid bone Upper pastern bone angle behind the joint, formed by the coffin- and lower pastern- bone, fits the navicular-bone. These three bones are bound together by several short, strong ligaments. Two wide and thick pieces of cartilage, continuing the wings of the coffin-bone, called the lateral cartilages of the coffin-bone, fit in behind the three bones, be- tween them and the walls of the hoof, and act as springs to keep the bones from plunging too violent- ly into the wed g e- shaped in- Lower pastern^evi0Y ° * the hoof, when ever the foot strikes the ground. A large, wide ten- don fastens itself to the under side of the coffin-bone, bends around the roller-shaped navicular-bone, passes behind the coronary-bone, and on up to its muscular de- velopment above the knee or hock. This is the principal flexor— Plantar cushion Frog Coffin bone Figure 82.—The Foot in Cross-Section.
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