. Gleason's veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming [microform] : in two parts. Veterinary medicine; Horses; Horse-training; Médecine vétérinaire; Chevaux; Chevaux. HINTS UPON HORSESHOEING. ;: A glance at the skeleton of the horse will at once serve to convince us that the animal is formed at the same time for strength, and for celerity and ease of motion. If we look at the foie limbs we shall see that the scapula, No. 3, recedes from the shoulder-joint, falling back obliquely; its upper part uniting with the spinous processes of the anterior dorsal vertebrae, No. 14, to form the withe
. Gleason's veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming [microform] : in two parts. Veterinary medicine; Horses; Horse-training; Médecine vétérinaire; Chevaux; Chevaux. HINTS UPON HORSESHOEING. ;: A glance at the skeleton of the horse will at once serve to convince us that the animal is formed at the same time for strength, and for celerity and ease of motion. If we look at the foie limbs we shall see that the scapula, No. 3, recedes from the shoulder-joint, falling back obliquely; its upper part uniting with the spinous processes of the anterior dorsal vertebrae, No. 14, to form the withers. The shoulder-bone, No. 4,. retreats, forming an angle at the elbow joint: the fore arm consists of two pieces, No. 5, the radius and ulna consolidated as one bone in the mature horse; this is followed by a double row of small bones. No. 9, the carpus or wrist bones, seven in number. These are succeeded by the metacarpus. No. 10, with two slender splint bones attached poster- iorly to its upper part. To these succeed the three phalangeal bones, Nos. II, 12 and 13. There are besides a small pair of bones situated behind the fetlock joint called sessamoides, and a small bone situated behind and between Nos. 12 and 13, called the navicular bone. The coffin bone. No. 13, is enclosed in the hoof, which consists of thick, firm, rounded horn, having a certain degree of expansibility ; and underneath, forming** sort of sole, is a part called the frog; it is an elastic cushion, and in a healthy state prevents concussion. At each step the frog yields under the weight of the animal, and swelling out laterally expands the heels of the hoof. 3^5. 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 Gleason, Oliver W. Paris, Ont. : J. S. Brown
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