. Diseases of the horse's foot . Hoofs; Horses. 290 DISEASES OF THE HOESE'S FOOT normal. This is accomplished by removing with the rasp and the knife those portions indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 127. Here it will be seen that the bulk of the horn removed is that protruding at the toe. After this. Fig. 126.—Diagram illustrating the Abnormal Growth of Horn AT THE Toe and Heels of the Foot with Chronic Laminitis. the animal should again be suitably shod. In this connec- tion it should be noted that the fact of the animal walking largely on the heels tends to a forward displacement of the


. Diseases of the horse's foot . Hoofs; Horses. 290 DISEASES OF THE HOESE'S FOOT normal. This is accomplished by removing with the rasp and the knife those portions indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 127. Here it will be seen that the bulk of the horn removed is that protruding at the toe. After this. Fig. 126.—Diagram illustrating the Abnormal Growth of Horn AT THE Toe and Heels of the Foot with Chronic Laminitis. the animal should again be suitably shod. In this connec- tion it should be noted that the fact of the animal walking largely on the heels tends to a forward displacement of the shoe. This must be prevented by providing each heel of f nil 'l. I'"ill \'lk. 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 Reeks, H. Caulton. Chicago : Alex. Eger


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