. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. Fig. 443.—Inferior View of the Above. SlIOEIXG. 337. Showing the Coronary Band. oue mistake may cause irreparable injury. To be definite, we can safely give extrafrog and heel pressure in all cases where the hoof is deep at the quarters, where thereIs a tendency toward contraction and atrophy of the frog, where the obliquity of thepastern is not toogreat, and where thefeet and limbs are per-fectly sound and wellproportioned. (This lat-ter will narrow thecircle more than most))eople are a
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. Fig. 443.—Inferior View of the Above. SlIOEIXG. 337. Showing the Coronary Band. oue mistake may cause irreparable injury. To be definite, we can safely give extrafrog and heel pressure in all cases where the hoof is deep at the quarters, where thereIs a tendency toward contraction and atrophy of the frog, where the obliquity of thepastern is not toogreat, and where thefeet and limbs are per-fectly sound and wellproportioned. (This lat-ter will narrow thecircle more than most))eople are aware of.)No thoughtful manwould dare to throwextra weight on thesole and frog of a footthat had long sufferedwith navicular disease,however excellent thiswould be as a pre-ventive. Neither should we throw extra weight on the posterior parts of a foot or limb where thereis any soreness of flexor muscles or tendons, or any ligament involved, as it wouldentail greater tension on the parts, while the opposite is what is required, viz., flex-ion or relaxation. I say distinctly, we should only carry frog-pressure to the extent of bringing intoactivity all the
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