. A text-book of horseshoeing, for horseshoers and veterinarians . Short pastern (os coronse)viewed in front and in pro-file: a, upper joint-surface;b, anterior surface; c, lat-eral surface; d, lower joint-Burface. Short pastern seen pyramidal eminence towhich the tendon of the anterior extensor of the phalangesattaches. Behind, the bone extends backward to form the HORSESHOEING. 27 inner and outer branches (c, c) or ^\dngs of the os pedis. Theupper, articular surface (b) slopes backward and downward,Tiie lower, solar or plantar surface (Eig, 8, a) is slightly con-cave, and presents posteriorl
. A text-book of horseshoeing, for horseshoers and veterinarians . Short pastern (os coronse)viewed in front and in pro-file: a, upper joint-surface;b, anterior surface; c, lat-eral surface; d, lower joint-Burface. Short pastern seen pyramidal eminence towhich the tendon of the anterior extensor of the phalangesattaches. Behind, the bone extends backward to form the HORSESHOEING. 27 inner and outer branches (c, c) or ^\dngs of the os pedis. Theupper, articular surface (b) slopes backward and downward,Tiie lower, solar or plantar surface (Eig, 8, a) is slightly con-cave, and presents posteriorly a half-moon-shaped excavation,with a roughened border called the semilunar eldest (c), to whichthe perforans tendon attaches; just above this crest are twosmall holes (e) kno\\Ti as the plwntar foramina, through whichthe plantar arteries pass into the bone. The surfaces of walland sole come together in a sharp edge, which is circular in its. Os pedia seen in profile and in front; o,anterior face with pyramidal eminenceabove; 6, joint-surface; c, wings or branchesof hoof-bone; d, notch which, by the attach-ment of the lateral cartilage, is convertedinto a foramen and leads to e, the preplan-tar fissure.
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