. Elements of hippology. Horses. ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. 131 Cannon lone Sesamoid bone. Upper pastern bone of the coffin-bone, fit in behind the three bones, between them and the walls of the hoof, and act as springs to keep the bones from plunging too violently into the wedge- shaped interi- or of the hoof, whenever the foot strikes the ground. A large wide tendon fast- ens itself to the under side of the coffin- bone, bends around the roller-shaped navicular- bone, passes behind the coronary- bone, and on up to its mus- cular develop- ment above the knee or hock. This is of the leg. Another t
. Elements of hippology. Horses. ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. 131 Cannon lone Sesamoid bone. Upper pastern bone of the coffin-bone, fit in behind the three bones, between them and the walls of the hoof, and act as springs to keep the bones from plunging too violently into the wedge- shaped interi- or of the hoof, whenever the foot strikes the ground. A large wide tendon fast- ens itself to the under side of the coffin- bone, bends around the roller-shaped navicular- bone, passes behind the coronary- bone, and on up to its mus- cular develop- ment above the knee or hock. This is of the leg. Another the coffin-bone to pull Both are well shown in Plantar cushion froa. Lower pastern bone Coffin bone Figure 87.—The Foot in Cross-Section the principal flexor—pulling back—tendon broad tendon is fastened to the front of it forward. This is an extensor tendon. Figure 87. Under the flexor tendon and the lateral cartilages is placed a soft, highly elastic cushion, called the plantar cushion, that, by its. 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 Marshall, F. C. (Francis Cutler), 1867-; United States Military Academy. Dept. of Tactics. Kansas City : Hudson press
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