. The art of horse-shoeing : a manual for farriers . side of the upper border of the wall. On its sur-face are innumerable small projections or papillae which,in the living animal, fit into the openings on the grooveof the wall. From each of these papillae grows a hornfibre, and from the surface between tliem is formed asofter horny matter—the two products forming togetherthe substance ofthe wall. The coronary band is, then,an important structure, being the source from whencethe wall is produced. Upon the healthy condition ofthis band depends the soundness of the wall, and anyinterference with
. The art of horse-shoeing : a manual for farriers . side of the upper border of the wall. On its sur-face are innumerable small projections or papillae which,in the living animal, fit into the openings on the grooveof the wall. From each of these papillae grows a hornfibre, and from the surface between tliem is formed asofter horny matter—the two products forming togetherthe substance ofthe wall. The coronary band is, then,an important structure, being the source from whencethe wall is produced. Upon the healthy condition ofthis band depends the soundness of the wall, and anyinterference with its integrity must lead to defects or^deformities in the wall. The Sensitive Sole (Fig. 12) is that portion of the 16 THE ART OP HORSE-SHOEING. **quick to wicli the sole is attaclied. Its surface is;covered with papillae, like those on the coronary band,but much smaller, giving an appearance somewhat like-the pile of velvet. From these the horn fibres of thesole are formed, and a firm means of connection i&afforded for the floor of the Fig. 12.—Under Surfaco of Foot shovring Sensitive Elr.^ and Sole. The Sensitive Frog in structure resembles thesensitive sole, bnt its papilljs are very much smaller, andthe surface, therefore, is smoother. The irregular, pro-minent surface of the frog, with its cleft and the spaceat each side of it, is exactly reproduced on the sensitivefrog, as might be expected, for the one is moulded on theother. There is one difference between the sensitive-frog and the other jiortions of the sensitive foot whicli Imay here mention. It is not attached to the bones of thefoot, except by its point, but is situated behind the bone,and has as a basis a mass of soft tissue which forms art-,important cushion or pad, to be referred to later. FORJI AND ACTION OF THE FOOT. 17 Growtli of Hoof. Like every otlier part of an animal body, tlie lioof isconstantly changing. Wear and tear cause waste of thehorn, which is replenished by growth. When wearexceeds gr
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