. The farmer's veterinarian : a practical treatise on the diseases of farm stock . Veterinary medicine. EXAMINING FOR SOUNDNESS AND HEALTH 49 the lateral cartilages changed into a bony struc- ture. Give the foot considerable attention. The old law of the ancients, " no feet, no horse," is cer- tainly true in our day. You can overlook many other imperfections and troubles in the horse, but if the feet are bad you do not have much of a horse. A good foot is well shaped, with a healthy- looking hoof and no in- dication of disease either now or ever before. See that the shape is agreeabl
. The farmer's veterinarian : a practical treatise on the diseases of farm stock . Veterinary medicine. EXAMINING FOR SOUNDNESS AND HEALTH 49 the lateral cartilages changed into a bony struc- ture. Give the foot considerable attention. The old law of the ancients, " no feet, no horse," is cer- tainly true in our day. You can overlook many other imperfections and troubles in the horse, but if the feet are bad you do not have much of a horse. A good foot is well shaped, with a healthy- looking hoof and no in- dication of disease either now or ever before. See that the shape is agreeable. A concave wall is not to be desired, and the heels are not to be con- tracted. The wall should be perfect—no sand cracks, quarter crack, or softening of the wall at the toe of the foot. Examine for Corns.— These are both trouble- some and cause much ANATOMY OF THE FOOT lamcncss. A healthy frog. The delicate nature of Uninjured by the knife or the foot Is readuy recog- ^j^g blacksmith or Other nized when the various _ v j. u parts are considered In their cause IS very mUCn tO DC relation to each other. , preferred. Hind Legs and Feet.—In examining these regions give the hocks of the horse special atten- tion. No defect is more serious than bone spavin. You can, as a rule, detect this by standing in front of the horse just a little to the side. If there is. 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 Burkett, Charles William, 1873-. New York : Orange Judd
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