. The anatomy of the domestic animals. Veterinary anatomy. Angle of wall Periople of heel OSS-SECTION OF Foot of Horse, Crr Parallel with the Coroxary Border. The wall appears much thicker at the angles than it actually is, because it is cut very obliciuely. In tlie case of unshod horses at liberty the wall is usually worn off to the level of the adjacent sole, but if the ground is too soft the wall is likely to become unduly lon^ and sjiht or break or undergo deformation. On very hard ur rough groimd, on the other hand, the wear may be in ex-. Periople of heel Ridge formed m ; 1- Sn7? by bar
. The anatomy of the domestic animals. Veterinary anatomy. Angle of wall Periople of heel OSS-SECTION OF Foot of Horse, Crr Parallel with the Coroxary Border. The wall appears much thicker at the angles than it actually is, because it is cut very obliciuely. In tlie case of unshod horses at liberty the wall is usually worn off to the level of the adjacent sole, but if the ground is too soft the wall is likely to become unduly lon^ and sjiht or break or undergo deformation. On very hard ur rough groimd, on the other hand, the wear may be in ex-. Periople of heel Ridge formed m ; 1- Sn7? by bar and frog \\ hite iuie ^^oie Fig. V12.—Half of Hoof of Horse; In cess of the growlh. In the ctise of shoil horses it is necessaiy to remove the excess of growth of the wall at each shoeing. The thickness of the wall at the toe, quarters, and heels is about in the ratio of 4 : 3 : 2 for the fore foot and about 3 : 2J4 '? 2 for the hind foot. 2. The sole (Basis s. solea ungulae) forms the greater part of the ground sur-. 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 Sisson, Septimus, 1865-1924. Philadelphia Saunders
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