. Diseases of the horse's foot . Hoofs; Horses. 374 DISEASES OF THE HOESE'S FOOT avoid placing too great a pressure on the teeth of its lower third. This is done by keeping the hand too greatly de- pressed. Again, this leads to wounding of the sensitive structures (this time at the lower end of the incision), and again the operator is confused by the blood thus allowed to run into the groove. The only portion of horn difficult to operate on is that immediately under the coronet. This is best severed with a succession of downward movements, and is easier per- formed with Smith's later pattern o
. Diseases of the horse's foot . Hoofs; Horses. 374 DISEASES OF THE HOESE'S FOOT avoid placing too great a pressure on the teeth of its lower third. This is done by keeping the hand too greatly de- pressed. Again, this leads to wounding of the sensitive structures (this time at the lower end of the incision), and again the operator is confused by the blood thus allowed to run into the groove. The only portion of horn difficult to operate on is that immediately under the coronet. This is best severed with a succession of downward movements, and is easier per- formed with Smith's later pattern of side-bone saw (Fig. 145) in which the set of the foremost teeth is reversed. In making these grooves we must say that we think the use of the special saw may be dispensed with, and the. Fig. 145.—Smith's Side-bone Saw (Improved Pattern). incisions just as easily, or, at any rate, just as successfully, made with the knife. Those who select to use this instru- ment should choose a narrow-topped and sharp searcher, or a modern shaped drawing-knife of suitable size, such as those depicted in Fig. 46, a and h, and they will find their work much easier if they will make the first steps in the incisions with an ordinary flat firing-iron. By the use of the latter instrument the grooves are made conveniently open along their tops, and room left for nicely finishing the more delicate manner of removing with the knife the softer horn near the sensitive structures. Those whose leaning is towards the use of special instru- ments, but who, at the same time, do not care to use the saw, will find their wants supplied in the hoof plane. 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. Chicago : Alex. Eger
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