8 THE SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE HORSE 



the hoof, should be traced out, and it should be noted that the 

 greater part of the cartilage is placed within the hoof. If the foot 

 be taken up in the living animal and the cartilages placed between 

 the thumbs, the palmar aspect of the hands being applied to the wall 

 of the hoof, a little pressure will distinctly reveal their elasticity. 



