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hoof, immediately beneath the termination of the hair ; and is 

 divided into toe, quarters, heels, and bars. Its texture is in- 

 sensible, but elastic throughout its whole extent ; and, yielding 

 to the weight of the horse, allows the horny sole to descend. 



Fig. 107. 



" whereby much inconvenient concussion of the internal parts of 

 "the foot is avoided. But if a large portion of the circumference 

 " of the foot be fettered by iron and nails, it is obvious that that 

 " portion, at least, cannot expand as before ; and the beautiful and 



Fig. 108. 



efficient apparatus for effecting this necessary elasticity, being 

 no longer allowed to act by reason of these restraints, becomes 

 altered in structure: and the continued operation of the same 

 causes, in the end, circumscribes the elasticity to those parts 

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