. Diseases of the horse's foot. Hoofs; Horses. 88 DISEASES OF THE HOESE'S FOOT the cord (E, Fig. 49), and then reversed, so as to tighten up E, and are finally tied round the pastern in the usual manner. The arrangement of the cords on the sole is shown in Fig. 51, which is a view from the posterior part. * The advantages of this method of fastening have been found to be: (1) It does not chafe the skin; (2) if properly aj)plied it has never been known to come undone; (3) it is the only way we know that a poultice can be satis- factorily applied to a mule's hind-foot; (4) horses can be exercise
. Diseases of the horse's foot. Hoofs; Horses. 88 DISEASES OF THE HOESE'S FOOT the cord (E, Fig. 49), and then reversed, so as to tighten up E, and are finally tied round the pastern in the usual manner. The arrangement of the cords on the sole is shown in Fig. 51, which is a view from the posterior part. * The advantages of this method of fastening have been found to be: (1) It does not chafe the skin; (2) if properly aj)plied it has never been known to come undone; (3) it is the only way we know that a poultice can be satis- factorily applied to a mule's hind-foot; (4) horses can be exercised when the poultice is on the foot, which is almost. 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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