BRITISH TURF. 



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and fibula ; the latter is a small bone behind ; 

 these are also called the ham bones ; T T, the 

 bones of the tarsus, or hock, six in number ; U U, 

 the metatarsals of the hind leg, called shank or 

 cannon bones ; W W, the os calcis, or point of the 

 hock ; X X X X, the sesamoid, or fetlock bones. 



The following Plate shows the age of a horse 

 from the teeth. 



horses' teeth. 



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