. The horse and his diseases;. the union,of three bones:the os pedis, or coffin-bone, situated immediately withinthe hoof; the coronary, or small pastern bone, the lowerhalf of which is situated within the upper part of the hoof,called the coronet, and uniting with theos pedis; and the navicular, situated be-CSS tween and behindthe two, unitingwith both, andforming the navi-cular joint. Thisjoint is protected THE FAMOUS TROTTING MAKE, FLORA TEMPLE. BgamSt lDJUry ITOttl concussion by the fatty frog, the sensible frog, and the hornyfrog, situated beneath it, and forming a soft elastic cushion on
. The horse and his diseases;. the union,of three bones:the os pedis, or coffin-bone, situated immediately withinthe hoof; the coronary, or small pastern bone, the lowerhalf of which is situated within the upper part of the hoof,called the coronet, and uniting with theos pedis; and the navicular, situated be-CSS tween and behindthe two, unitingwith both, andforming the navi-cular joint. Thisjoint is protected THE FAMOUS TROTTING MAKE, FLORA TEMPLE. BgamSt lDJUry ITOttl concussion by the fatty frog, the sensible frog, and the hornyfrog, situated beneath it, and forming a soft elastic cushion onwhich it may rest. So long as the foot remains in a healthycondition, there is little danger of the occurrence of this dis-ease. Even though the foot be strained very considerably,and a high degree of inflammatory action be produced, thisdisease will hardly arise, unless the inflammation becomeschronic. The author regards its origin as mainly due to acontracted condition of the feet, which, in fact, is the predis-posing OSSIFICATION OF THE LATERAL CARTILAGES. 293 Rarely, indeed, is navicular-joint lameness found existing infeet that have open heels and elastic frogs. If from any causethese frogs lose their moisture, they also lose their elasticity,and the foot therefore strikes the ground with a jar; inflamma-tion of a chronic character sets in ; the synovia (joint-oil) be-comes absorbed; and caries of the bones is established, whichdestroys their articular surfaces and causes excessive , owing to some new injury, acute inflammationsets in, causing new depositions of bone to be thrown out, anduniting the three bones together; which union is called anchy-losis. This condition may be known by stiffness, and theanimal walking upon the toe. The symptoms of this disease have been confounded withthose of another disease of the foot, which has been discoveredby recent investigations. The horse is found to go lame uponcoming out of the stable, which wears o
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