. Diseases of the horse's foot. Hoofs; Horses. 38 DISEASES OF THE HOESE'S FOOT is known as the Toe, which again is distinguished as Outside Toe or Inside Toe, according as the horn to its inner or outer aspect is indicated. The remainder of the external face of the wall, that running back to the heels, is designated the Quarters. In the middle region of the toe, the wall following the angle of the bones is greatly oblique. This obliquity decreases as the quarters are reached, until on reaching the heels the wall is nearly Fig. 19.—The Wall of the Hoof. 1, The toe ; 2, inner toe ; 3,
. Diseases of the horse's foot. Hoofs; Horses. 38 DISEASES OF THE HOESE'S FOOT is known as the Toe, which again is distinguished as Outside Toe or Inside Toe, according as the horn to its inner or outer aspect is indicated. The remainder of the external face of the wall, that running back to the heels, is designated the Quarters. In the middle region of the toe, the wall following the angle of the bones is greatly oblique. This obliquity decreases as the quarters are reached, until on reaching the heels the wall is nearly Fig. 19.—The Wall of the Hoof. 1, The toe ; 2, inner toe ; 3, outside toe ; 4, the quarter ; 5, 6, horny laminse. cutigeral groove; For observation the wall offers two faces, two borders, and two extremities. The External Face is convex from side to side, but straight from the upper to the lower border. Examined closely, it is seen to be made up of closely-arranged parallel fibres running in a straight line from the upper to the lower border, and giving the surface of the foot a finely striated appearance. In addition to these lines, which are really the horn tubules, the external face 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 Reeks, H. Caulton. London : Bailière, Tindall etc.
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