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little fingers), and are of no practical utility. They are 

 called the splint bones. The next three joints, which con- 

 stitute the pastern, are the phalanges, or finger-joints of the 

 third and fourth fingers. So we see that the so-called knee 



HAND AND FOOT OF THE HORSE. 



of the Horse is its wrist, and that the hand begins at the 

 end of the radius. 



Passing to the right-hand figure, which represents the 

 hind foot of the Horse, we begin at the top with the end of 

 the tibia, which corresponds with the radius of the fore 

 limb. Next come the bones of the ankle, i.e., the tarsal 

 bones, the heel bone projecting very boldly, so as to give a 



