. The horse in health and disease : a text-book pertaining to veterinary science for agricultural students . Horses; Horses. Fig. 53.—Calf-knee. Fig. 54.—Goat- or buck-knee. section the deep flexor tendon in part or completely to get relief, if the contractions are very marked. In the hind limbs we may observe the "cow-hocked" position, where the hocks are too close together and turn toward each other, while the feet are widely separated and the toes turn outward (Fig. 55). From the side may be noticed the forward deviation, termed "sabre-leg" or "sickle-hock," in
. The horse in health and disease : a text-book pertaining to veterinary science for agricultural students . Horses; Horses. Fig. 53.—Calf-knee. Fig. 54.—Goat- or buck-knee. section the deep flexor tendon in part or completely to get relief, if the contractions are very marked. In the hind limbs we may observe the "cow-hocked" position, where the hocks are too close together and turn toward each other, while the feet are widely separated and the toes turn outward (Fig. 55). From the side may be noticed the forward deviation, termed "sabre-leg" or "sickle-hock," in which the hock-joint is flexed too much, the foot placed too far forward under the body, and the pastern too sloping (Fig. 56).. 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 Hadley, Frederick Brown, 1880-. Philadelphia ; London : W. B. Saunders Company
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