. Animal management. 1908. Horses; Horses; Draft animals. 54 ANIMAL MANAGEMENT. Attach- ment of ribs. they represent, as we have expressed it above, the only part of the spine which can be examined and felt, but the spine proper is deep-seated and covered with flesh. If the bony processes belonging to the spine are exposed to pressure, even be it ever so slight, the parts at once become inflamed. A reference to fig. 25 shows the ribs apparently growing out from the backbone ; as a matter of fact the head of each rib is let into a joint formed between every link in the spinal chain, and the obj
. Animal management. 1908. Horses; Horses; Draft animals. 54 ANIMAL MANAGEMENT. Attach- ment of ribs. they represent, as we have expressed it above, the only part of the spine which can be examined and felt, but the spine proper is deep-seated and covered with flesh. If the bony processes belonging to the spine are exposed to pressure, even be it ever so slight, the parts at once become inflamed. A reference to fig. 25 shows the ribs apparently growing out from the backbone ; as a matter of fact the head of each rib is let into a joint formed between every link in the spinal chain, and the object of this joint is to allow the ribs to move. The diagram also shows that the ribs in. Fig. 25. False ribs, front are let into the breastbone, while those behind are lashed, as it were, to each other. These latter are called the false ribs. The former let into the breastbone are the true ribs. The true ribs are stout and straight, the false are thinner and curved. The curving and arching of the ribs increases from front to rear, so that the chest is narrowest between the two front ribs, and widest between the two last. This progressive increase in the width of a horse from front to rear is best seen by looking down on the back from above (fig. 26), when the wedge-shaped appearance becomes very apparent. Fig. 27 shows a vertical True ribs. Shape of 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 Great Britain. Army Veterinary Dept. London : Printed for H. M. S. O. by Harrison and Sons
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