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HORSEMAXSHIP. 



which depicts the forefoot, it will be observed that the 

 outer side, measured from the apex of the frog C, is some- 

 what more expanded than the inner side. A is the wall of 

 the hoof, the white line conforming to its periphery, represent- 

 ing the junction of the sole D with the wall. The long 

 triangular cushion or pad C, with a cleft running down part 



of its length, is the 

 frog. The inflections 



Fig. 2. 



of the wall G are the 

 bars. E is the toe, 

 and H marks the heels, 

 the upper portions of 

 which are distinguished 

 as the bulbs. 



Fig. No. 2 represents 

 the hoof or horny box 

 as taken off by the aid 

 of heat, or by soaking 

 for a time in hot water. 

 E is the toe, G the 

 coronet. The shaded 

 sloping lines running 



from the coronet to the 

 sole are the horny laminae composing the wall, which here 

 represent both the inside and outside quarters. x-\t the 

 back of the hoof are the heels H. The convex cushion 

 rising up between the heels and projecting itself forward 

 towards the centre of the foot is the upper and interior 

 surface of the horny frog. A is the sole. 



The reader desirous of carefully studying the beautifully 

 designed mechanism of the horse's foot, should obtain from 

 ^Ir. Ward, of Piccadilly, his namesake in AVigmore Street, 

 Cavendish Square, or from any other competent naturalist, 



