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lus. The fulcrum concerns us most, as it is fixed 

 by means of ligaments which are sometimes torn 

 or otherwise injured, and which swell and in- 

 flame in consequence, and the horse is then said 



Figure IS. 



to have ^sprung a curb.' The place of this occur- 

 rence is marked at Fig. 14, 6. 



The 'irregular' bones or buffers are placed at 

 the lower part of the hock, and are two tiers hav- 

 ing joints between them. They are very much 

 jarred when the hock is flexed smartly as in that 

 quick fascinating hock action we sometimes wit- 



