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ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. 



A horse that toes-in is said to be pigeon-toed, and out- 

 bowed if he toes out. If one foot points to the right or left, 

 while the other one is straight, he is club-footed. 



A vertical plane, paralleling the axis of the horse, and cut- 

 ting the foot at the toe, should split the foot in half, and contain 

 the axis of the leg. In other words, the forearm and cannon 

 should be straight and vertical, and the foot should be set squarely 

 to the front on the same vertical axis. The outer lines of the 

 two forearms usually converge towards the knee, due to mus- 

 cular development. The column of bones should be straight. 



Figure 85. — The Plantar Surface of the Foot. 



