. A text-book of horseshoeing, for horseshoers and veterinarians . Base-wide Toe-wide Toe-narrow (pigeontoed) narrow (knock-kneed) position, in which the knees are too closetogether, while the feet stand wide apart, and the toe-wideposition (splay-footed, Fig. 46) in which the toes point ob-liqueh forward and outward. In base-wide positions eitherthe entire limb extends downward and outward or the foot aloneis turned outward. The hase narrow position is frequently observed in horseswith very w^ide breasts. The limbs run downward and inward,a plumb-line dropped from the point of the shoulder fa
. A text-book of horseshoeing, for horseshoers and veterinarians . Base-wide Toe-wide Toe-narrow (pigeontoed) narrow (knock-kneed) position, in which the knees are too closetogether, while the feet stand wide apart, and the toe-wideposition (splay-footed, Fig. 46) in which the toes point ob-liqueh forward and outward. In base-wide positions eitherthe entire limb extends downward and outward or the foot aloneis turned outward. The hase narrow position is frequently observed in horseswith very w^ide breasts. The limbs run downward and inward,a plumb-line dropped from the point of the shoulder falling tothe outer side of the leg and foot. A special fonn of the base- 64 HORSESHOEING. narrow position is the toe-narrow or pigeon-toed position (). In some instances the legs are straight and perpendiculardo\\Ti to tlie fetlock, while from there to the ground the phal-anges incline obliquely inward. Another form is the knee-wideor bandy-legged position, in which the knees are placed too far Fig. 48. Fig.
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