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SCIENTIFIC HORSESHOEING. 



.A^ D 



A-', 



a 



Fig. 82. high toe. 



Defective results shown 1)y lines B, B, 

 and D, D. 



passes through the axis of the 

 cannon bone reaches the ground 

 at an appreciable distance back 

 of the heel, thus showing the 

 entire foot and limb are thrown 

 forward out of their proper posi- 

 tion. Moreover, the inclination 

 of the pastern joint is enormously 

 increased, as shown by the line 

 D, D, Avhereas the proper in- 

 clination is shown by the line 

 B, B. Xow, if the toe is low^- 

 ered the distance marked C, C, it 

 is apparent that the vertical line 

 A, A, will be thrown forward till 

 it will pass through the axis of 



the proper inclination of 

 the pastern joint, is pre- 

 cisely the reverse of what 

 is the general conclusion 

 of the average horseman. 

 For instance, an abnor- 

 mal hii^h toe invariablv 

 pitches the foot and limb 

 forward, and an extra 

 high heel (Fig. 85) has 

 the opposite result. This 

 is plainly shown in Fig. 

 84. By elevating the toe 

 the vertical line that 



Fig. S3, coffin bone, s.\me defect. 



