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SCIENTIFiC HORSESIIOEIXG. 



Fig. 75. hoof, with seedy toe — shod. 



A, A, clips on shoe. B, diseased portion. 

 C, C, C, sound hoof. 



able side view, showing 

 a chronic case of foot 

 rot, caused by the ex- 

 cessive wasting away of 

 the sensitive laminae on 

 that side of the hoof, 

 either by inflammation 

 produced by a blow, 

 or by undue dry- 

 ness of the hoof. The 

 disease of the sensitive 

 laminae extends as high 

 as the sound hoof out- 

 lined by the letters C, C, C. 

 B indicates the diseased 

 portions contiguous to the 

 coffin bone, and A, A, 

 the necessary clips drawn 

 upon the shoe, as spe- 

 cifically explained in the 

 preceding paragraph. 



Fig. 76. section of hoof affected with 

 seedy toe. 



A, A, Insensitive lamina^. B, B, Outer 

 wall. C, C, Wall separated from lamiufe. D, 

 Bulging or dishing effect of separation. E» 

 AVall removed opposite separation. F, P, In- 

 sensitive sole. G, Frog. 



