. Elements of hippology ... Horses. ELEMENT 8 OF HIPPO LOGY. 123 Cannon bone Sesamoid bone Upper pastern bone angle behind the joint, formed by the coffin- and lower pastern- bone, fits the navicular-bone. These three bones are bound together by several short, strong ligaments. Two wide and thick pieces of cartilage, continuing the wings of the coffin-bone, called the lateral cartilages of the coffin-bone, fit in behind the three bones, be- tween them and the walls of the hoof, and act as springs to keep the bones from plunging too violent- ly into the wed g e- shaped in- Lower pastern^evi0Y °
. Elements of hippology ... Horses. ELEMENT 8 OF HIPPO LOGY. 123 Cannon bone Sesamoid bone Upper pastern bone angle behind the joint, formed by the coffin- and lower pastern- bone, fits the navicular-bone. These three bones are bound together by several short, strong ligaments. Two wide and thick pieces of cartilage, continuing the wings of the coffin-bone, called the lateral cartilages of the coffin-bone, fit in behind the three bones, be- tween them and the walls of the hoof, and act as springs to keep the bones from plunging too violent- ly into the wed g e- shaped in- Lower pastern^evi0Y ° * the hoof, when ever the foot strikes the ground. A large, wide ten- don fastens 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 muscular de- velopment above the knee or hock. This is the principal flexor— Plantar cushion Frog. Coffin bone Figure 82.—The Foot in 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, Francis Cutler. [from old catalog]; United States. Military academy, West Point. Dept. of tactics. [from old catalog]. Kansas City : Hudson press
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