GENERAL REMARKS. 



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five-hoofed primitive Eocene Ungulates." Also, we 

 occasionally find in the horse, that one or both of the splint 

 bones are provided, like the cannon bone, with a more 

 or less perfect pastern and hoof. In fact, there have 

 been well-authenticated instances of horses which were 

 so completely furnished in this respect on their fore 

 feet, that, instead of being shod on only four hoofs, 

 they carried iron on eight, namely, three shoes on each 

 fore foot, and one shoe on each hind foot. Of course, 

 the four supplementary shoes were applied merely for 



Phi to by] [M. H. H. 



Fig. 634. — Oft' fore leg of horse 



with second digit. 



exhibition purposes. Such a digit is well shown in 

 Fig. 634, which is a reproduction of a photograph of 

 the abnormal foot of a pony mare I took in Surrey 

 in 1894. This mare, which was about 13.2 high, and 

 which was of the light trapper class, suffered no incon- 

 venience from the presence of this vestigial digit. At 

 the time I took the photograph, she had by her side 

 a smart and healthy foal, whose feet were normal. Fig 

 635 represents the bones of a colt's near fore leg which 

 was given by Professor Goubaux to the Veterinary College 

 of Alfort. Apparently, these abnormal digits are not 



