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character, which causes lameness. In well-defined cases, 

 the sidebones appear as hard projections just beneath the 

 skin, and can be plainly seen or felt. In their early stages, 

 sidebones are not so easily discovered, and one may buy a 

 horse that appears sound, yet in a short time the trouble will 



become noticeable. Sidebones 

 are most common on draft 

 horses, and on those used on 

 hard roads or pavements. 

 This unsoundness is severely 

 discriminated against and 

 _________ shrewd men will not buy 



u Fig. 83. sidebone shown at A on horses that have sidebones. 



bone in the foot of a horse. Repro- T' t. i 



duced from "Diseases of the Horse," -King D0n6 IS E DOnV UC- 



U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. . , , . , . , , 



posit which in the form of a 



ring encircles the upper part of the foot or the pastern. On 

 old horses this bony enlargement sometimes becomes very 

 conspicuous. It may be due to hard labor, strains, bruises, 

 etc., and if well developed, causes serious lameness. 



hnot F nf ' 84< Rin f g b ne ab o ve foot> as indicated, and spavin at lower part of 

 Station P arrOW ' Re P roduced from Circular 29, Purdue Experiment 



