. A text-book of horseshoeing, for horseshoers and veterinarians . Os pedia seen in profile and in front; o,anterior face with pyramidal eminenceabove; 6, joint-surface; c, wings or branchesof hoof-bone; d, notch which, by the attach-ment of the lateral cartilage, is convertedinto a foramen and leads to e, the preplan-tar Lower surface of hoof-bone; a, antesiorportion covered by the velvety tissue of thesole; b, wing of the os pedis; c, semilunarcrest, to which the perforans tendon at-taches; d, plantar fissure leading to e, plan-tar foramen. course. It is easy to tell whether a peda
. A text-book of horseshoeing, for horseshoers and veterinarians . Os pedia seen in profile and in front; o,anterior face with pyramidal eminenceabove; 6, joint-surface; c, wings or branchesof hoof-bone; d, notch which, by the attach-ment of the lateral cartilage, is convertedinto a foramen and leads to e, the preplan-tar Lower surface of hoof-bone; a, antesiorportion covered by the velvety tissue of thesole; b, wing of the os pedis; c, semilunarcrest, to which the perforans tendon at-taches; d, plantar fissure leading to e, plan-tar foramen. course. It is easy to tell whether a pedal bone is from a foreor a hind limb; the os pedis of a hind leg has a steeper andmore pointed toe, and a more strongly concaved solar surfacethan the same bone of a foreleg. I^ot only is the outline of thesharp inferior border of the os pedis of a front foot more roundedat the toe, but Avhen placed on a flat surface the toe does nottouch by reason of being turned slightly upward, much as ashoe designed to give a rolling motion. The os pedis of ahind foot is narroiver from side to side (pointed), and does notturn up at the toe. The right and left hoof-bones are also, as a rule, easily dis-
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