THE PASTERNS. 



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THE PASTERNS 

 Fig. 81. 



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a The shank-bone. 



b The upper and larger pastern-bone. 



c The sessamoid-bone. 



d The lower or smaller pastern-bone. 



e The navicular or shuttle-bone. 



/The coffin-bone, or bone of the foot. 



§• The suspensory ligament, inserted into the sessamoid-bone. 



fi A continuation of the suspensory ligament, inserted into the an aller pastern- 

 bone. 



i The small inelastic ligament, tying down the sessamoid-bone to the larger 

 pastern-bone. 



k A long ligament reaching from the pastern-bone to the knee. 



I The extensor tendon inserted into both the pasterns and the coffin-bone. 

 m The tendon of the performing flexor inserted into the coffin-bone, after haviag 

 passed over the navicular bone. 



n The seat of the navicular joint lameness. 



o The inner or sensible frog. 



p The cleft of the horny frog. 



q A ligament uniting the navicular bone to the smaller pastern. 



r A ligament uniting the navicular bone to the coffin-bone. 



s The sensible sole, between the coffin-bone and th-^ horny sole. 



t The horny sole. 



7i The crust or wall of the foot. 



V The sensible laminae to which the crust is attached. 



7C The coronary ring of the crust. 



X The covering of the coronary ligament from which the crust is secreted. 



•z Place of bleeding at the toe. 



