. A text-book of horseshoeing, for horseshoers and veterinarians . us leaflet between them; e, injected arterial vessels. flakes of old horn have been removed is about as thick as thewall. It covers the under surface of the foot, and presentsupon its upper surface a convexity which exactly fits into theconcavity on the under surface of the os pedis. This uppersurface is thickly covered by a multitude of minute funnel-shaped openings for the reception of the villi of the velvetytissue of the sole (Fig. 37). The lower surface of the sole ismore or less concave, rough, uneven, and often covered b
. A text-book of horseshoeing, for horseshoers and veterinarians . us leaflet between them; e, injected arterial vessels. flakes of old horn have been removed is about as thick as thewall. It covers the under surface of the foot, and presentsupon its upper surface a convexity which exactly fits into theconcavity on the under surface of the os pedis. This uppersurface is thickly covered by a multitude of minute funnel-shaped openings for the reception of the villi of the velvetytissue of the sole (Fig. 37). The lower surface of the sole ismore or less concave, rough, uneven, and often covered by loose 56 HORSESHOEING. scales of dead horn. Behind, the sole presents a triangularopening whose borders lie partly in contact with the horny frogand partly with the bars. This 023ening or re-entering angledivides the sole into a hochj (Fig. 31, /) and two \\dngs orhrancJies (Fig. 31, /). The outer border of the sole unitesthrough the medium of the white line with the lower part ofthe inner surface of the wall,—that is, with the keraphyllous Fig. 37. Fig. Vertical section of the horny sole magnified: a, Horny frog, with the posterior portion of funnel-shaped openings which contain the horn- the perioplic horn-band and the periople producing villi of the fleshy sole; they are of which covers the quarters removed from various sizes; h, horn-tubes; c, intertubular the hoof as one piece by maceration: a, horn. trough-shaped depression of upper surface, which is divided posteriorly into the two loTT/^-i» /-v-P +^-,r^ 11-nll TUio ..,U^4.» upper channels of the frog by b, the frog- layei Ol tlie wall. 1 his white stay; r, part of the frog that is joined to line (Figs. 31, a, and 35, h), of tte bar and forms the lateral wall of the °_ ^^ ?/J depression (channels) on upper surface of so much importance to the horse- frog;d, lateral surface of homy frog which, , • (. in 1 1 in its upper part, adheres to the bar, but ShOer, is lOrmed by the horn- below, at d, lies free; e, po
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