XVI TABLE OF CONTENTS, 



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The Pedal or Coffiu-bone 40 



Bones and their ArticulationB 41 



Ligaments and Lubricants 41 



Muscles of tlu' Foot and Leg 42 



Soft Tissues 4;l 



Sensitive Tissues 44 



Circulation of the Foot 45 



Nerve Suj^ply 4() 



Horny Tissues 4(> 



The Wall, the Sole, the Frog 47 



Development of the Hoof 4H 



Importance of the Subject 4<> 



Colored Plates, with Anatomical Sections, described 50 



Queries and Answers, Outlining the Anatomy of the Foot ti3 



CH A PTKR IV. 



Practical IIorseshoeing — Science, Akt and Common Sense. 



Prof. Russell in His Study (57 



Necessity of Shoeing 08 



Past and Present 69 



Important to Horsemen 70 



Essential Knowledge 71 



Condensed Anatomy 72 



The Center of (iravity 7:\ 



Emphasizing the Facts 74 



Variation of Feet 75 



The Angle of Incidence 75 



What 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 



Different 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 



