SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



examine the inner face from above 

 to below. It is not usual to find 

 much wrong on the inner face of the 

 forearm, nor yet on this surface of the 

 carpus, but the metacarpus frequently 

 has a variously sized exostosis (splint) 

 upon it. 



Just below the knee, this surface also 

 requires carefully inspecting for " scar- 

 ring," the result of speedy cutting. 

 Compare the inner surfaces of the fet- 

 locks, and examine the hoof for sand- 

 crack on its '' inner " quarter. 



Outer Face. — ^The forearm here 

 again does not require much attention, 

 neither does the carpus, but the meta- 

 carpus may present one or more growths 

 for one's consideration, and the hoof a 

 sandcrack on its " outer " quarters, or 

 a false quarter. The posterior surface 

 demands the most attention. 



Not as a rule much on the forearm, 

 excepting at the back of the elbow — 



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