The exterior of the horse . face, immediately behindthe preceding. The heel, d, situatedaltogether behind, corre-sponds to the point wherethe wall becomes inflectedinward to constitute thebars. Finally, the bar or stay,e (Fig. Ill), visible only onthe raised foot, is the re-flected portion representingthe extremities of the wall,placed between the frogand the sole. The wall offers for study, also, besides these subdivisions, two faces and twoborders. The faces, distinguished as external, e (Fig. 109), and internal, q (Figs. 112and 113), diminish gradually in height from the toe to the extremit
The exterior of the horse . face, immediately behindthe preceding. The heel, d, situatedaltogether behind, corre-sponds to the point wherethe wall becomes inflectedinward to constitute thebars. Finally, the bar or stay,e (Fig. Ill), visible only onthe raised foot, is the re-flected portion representingthe extremities of the wall,placed between the frogand the sole. The wall offers for study, also, besides these subdivisions, two faces and twoborders. The faces, distinguished as external, e (Fig. 109), and internal, q (Figs. 112and 113), diminish gradually in height from the toe to the extremity of the bars. Fig. 111.—Inferior face of the hoof. 1 This statement is entirely erroneous, because the bars do not extend beyond the posteriortwo-thirds of the lateral faces of the frog, which I have repeatedly observed. (Harder.) 318 THE EXTERIOR OF THE HORSE.
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