. Elements of hippology. Horses. 134 ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. The hoof grows faster during a moist, warm season, if the animal is in good health, than it does in dry or cold weather, or when the horse is debilitated. The hoof often shows the effect of the more favorable season by a thickened ring in the horn. Such rings, when of healthy growth, are called grass rings. When the foot strikes the ground, the tendency is to force the. Figure 89.—The Hoof. coffin-bone down into its wedge-shaped seat. This is prevented by the intimate union between the sensitive and insensitive laminae (whose folds, i
. Elements of hippology. Horses. 134 ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. The hoof grows faster during a moist, warm season, if the animal is in good health, than it does in dry or cold weather, or when the horse is debilitated. The hoof often shows the effect of the more favorable season by a thickened ring in the horn. Such rings, when of healthy growth, are called grass rings. When the foot strikes the ground, the tendency is to force the. Figure 89.—The Hoof. coffin-bone down into its wedge-shaped seat. This is prevented by the intimate union between the sensitive and insensitive laminae (whose folds, if spread to their complete development, would cover more than a square yard), and by the elastic resistance of the frog, the plantar cushion, the flexor tendon, and the lateral cartilages. The sensitive and insensitive laminae not only dovetail into each other in the direction of their length, but they are also pro-. 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 Marshall, F. C. (Francis Cutler), 1867-; United States Military Academy. Dept. of Tactics. Kansas City : Hudson press
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