HOHSK.SlH>KlNt; 



bin 



when limited lo a l^ail ot" tUe wall i> evidence of previous local 



inrianiniation. The hulhs of the heels should he full, rounded, and 



of e<iual height. The sole (lig. 1) shouhl he well hollowed out, the 



white line solid, the froir well developed, ihc middle cleft of the 



ivit'^ hroad anil shallow, the spaces between the hai^ and the fro^' wide 



and shallow , the bars straijijht 



from the buttress toward the 



point of the fro«r. :»'>d the 



buttre:>ses themsehes so fai- 



apart us not to press a<;ainst 



the branches of the fioji. A 



hoof can not be consitlered - 



healthy if it presents redilish 



discoloreil horn, cracks in the 



wall, white line, bars, or fro<r. y,,.. J.— IMir m i..tv i.,! <,i n.^-ulur form in 



thrush of the froir. contrac- r.^uiar stmuUnj: i)ositi..ii. 



tion or displacement of the heels. The lateral ( arlila<r<'s sliouhl yield 



reailily to finirer pressure. 



V ARIOrS FORMS OF HOOFS. 



As anion*? a thousand human faces nt» two are alike, so among :in 

 e^ual number of horses no two have hoofs exactly alike. A little 

 .«tudy of different forms soon shows us. however, that the form of 

 every hoof is dependent in great measure on the direction of the two 



pastern bones as viewed from 

 in fi'ont oi- behind, or from 

 one side: and that all h(M)fs 

 fall into three clas.ses when 

 we \ iew them from in front 

 and three classes when we ob- 

 serve them in i)rolile. Inas- 

 uMich as the ft»rm of eveiy 

 f<K)t iletermines the i)eculi- 

 - ■ ~ arities* of the sluH* that is iK'st 



ii'it.. .1. — Pair of foro fi.t of hasi- wiii.- f.inu In adapted to it, no one who is 

 too-wwe «tnndinK posuion. iiriiorant of. or who disre- 



gards the natural form of. a hoof can ho|)e tf) understand physio- 

 logical sluK'ing. 



FORMS OF FEET VIEWED FROM IN FRONT AND IN PROFILE. 



Whether a liorM-V leei \>v ob.MTved Irom in fr<int or fiom U'hind, 

 their form corre.sponds to. or at lea.st resembles, either that of the 

 i-egular position (tig. '2). the base- wide or toe wide j^osition (fig. ^l. 

 or the base-narrow position (fig. \). 



