XVI TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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The Pedal or Coffin-bone 40 



Bones and their Articulations 41 



Ligaments and Lubricants 41 



Muscles of the Foot and Leg , 42 



Soft Tissues 43 



Sensitive Tissues 44 



Circulation of the Foot 45 



Nerve Supply 46 



Horny Tissues 46 



The Wall, the Sole, the Frog 47 



Development of the Hoof 48 



Importance of the Subject 49 



Colored Plates, with Anatomical Sections, described 50 



Queries and Answers, Outlining the Anatomy of the Foot 63 



CHAPTER IV. 



Practical Horseshoeing — Science, Art and Common Sense. 



Prof. Russell in His Study 67 



Necessity of Shoeing 68 



Past and Present 69 



Important to Horsemen 70 



Essential Knowledge 71 



Condensed Anatomy 72 



The Center of Gravity 73 



Emphasizing the Facts 74 



Variation of Feet 75 



The Angle of Incidence 75 



AVhat Rule to go by 75 



How to get on in the Work 76 



Farriers' Tools 76 



Russell's Scientific Foot Adjuster 77 . 



The Adjuster Applied — for Leveling and Balancing the Foot 77 



Other Mechanical Aids 77 



Method of Procedure 78 



DiflFerent Kinds of Feet 81 



The Natural Model 81 



Rational Shoeing 82 



Fundamental Principles 82 



Securing the Levels 83 



Maintaining the Balance 83 



Preparing the Foot for the Shoe 83 



" Opening up the Heels " 84 



Indefensible Practices 85 



Thinning out the Sole 85 



Trimming the Frog 85 



Weight of the Shoe 86 



Form of the Shoe 88 



Setting the Shoe 88 



