. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. THE AXATOJn' OF THE HORSE. 51 jars, or strains. Hence it is protected by being formed of a number of bones, strongly united by ligaments, each bone being protected by car- tilage, and resting on a semi-fluid cushion, so that any shock may be dis- tributed over the whole number of distinct bones. The names of the bones are as follows : a, Radius ; J), Pisiform ; c, Cuneiform ; d, Lunare ; e, Scaphoides ; f, ^Slagnnm ; h, Unciform : /, Cannon ; j. Splint. Tlicse two latter are called AND
. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. THE AXATOJn' OF THE HORSE. 51 jars, or strains. Hence it is protected by being formed of a number of bones, strongly united by ligaments, each bone being protected by car- tilage, and resting on a semi-fluid cushion, so that any shock may be dis- tributed over the whole number of distinct bones. The names of the bones are as follows : a, Radius ; J), Pisiform ; c, Cuneiform ; d, Lunare ; e, Scaphoides ; f, ^Slagnnm ; h, Unciform : /, Cannon ; j. Splint. Tlicse two latter are called AND Muscles op the Fore Legs. By reference to cut 9 on page 52, tlic arrangement and shape of the several bones will be readily understood. A large, flat knee is essential in the horse, since it not only carries plenty of integument, but allows free l)lay to this portion of tlie leg. Fig. 1 shows the knee flexed and Fi;;. 2 the knee at 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 Periam, Jonathan. [from old catalog]; Baker, A. H. , [from old catalog] joint author. St. Louis, Mo. , N. D. Thompson & co.
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