. The art of horse-shoeing : a manual for farriers . Fig. 1.—a For© Foot. The Wall is that portion of the hoof seen whilstthe foot rests upon the ground. It covers the front andsides of the foot. It extends from the coronet down-wards and slightly outwards, so that its lower circum-ference is greater than its upper. The front portionshows its greatest height and obliquity, diminishing inthese resj)ects as it passes backwards. At the heels thewall is turned in upon itself, and j)asses forward towardsthe centre of the foot until it becomes lost in the structure FORM AND ACTION OF THE FOOT. 7 of
. The art of horse-shoeing : a manual for farriers . Fig. 1.—a For© Foot. The Wall is that portion of the hoof seen whilstthe foot rests upon the ground. It covers the front andsides of the foot. It extends from the coronet down-wards and slightly outwards, so that its lower circum-ference is greater than its upper. The front portionshows its greatest height and obliquity, diminishing inthese resj)ects as it passes backwards. At the heels thewall is turned in upon itself, and j)asses forward towardsthe centre of the foot until it becomes lost in the structure FORM AND ACTION OF THE FOOT. 7 of the sole. These turned-iii portions of the wall aTecalled the bars, and serve two purposes; they increase thebearing surface of the wall, and by embracing a part ofthe sole on each side, they afford an increased solidity tothe union of the wall with the rest of the Fig. 2.—a Hind Foot. If we detach the wall, its inner surface is seen toconsist of a number of thin, horny projections runningparallel to each other from above downwards and for-wards. These are called the horny laminso. Theynumber from five to six hundred and correspond tosimilar processes on the sensitive foot. (Fig. 3.) Round the upper circumference on the inside of thewall is a depression or groove presenting innumerablesmall pits or openings. This corresponds to a part of thesensitive foot called the coronary band, which will bonoticed again. ■8 THE ART OF HORSE-SHOEING. A section of wall enables ns to see variations in itsthickness. (Fig. 4.) It is thickest at the toe, becoming
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