Diseases of the Horse. 189 



CHAPTER yil. 



DISEASES OF THE FOOT OF THE HOESE. 



Structure of the Foot of the Horse. 



Lameness in the Horse; How to Detect Lameness; How to 



Ascertain the Cause of the Lameness. 

 Inflammation of the Feet — Laminitis — Founder — Fever in 



the Feet, 

 Corns, 



Thrush or Fvush of the Frog, 

 Canker, 



Punctured Wounds of the Feet — Prickings — Gathered Nails, 

 Sand Crack, 

 False Quarter. 

 Quittor — Fistula of the Coronet — Fibro- Chondritis of the 



Foot, 

 Navicular Disease — G-rogginess — Contraction of the Foot. 

 Scratches — Mud Fever — Cracked Heels — Erythema of the 



Heels, 

 Gh^ease — Eczema of the Heels, 



In order to render clear the subjects treated of in this 

 chapter, we shall be obliged to begin with a brief descrip- 

 tion of the 



STRTTCTURE OF THE FOOT OF THE HORSE. 



The following cut (Fig. 21) represents a section of the 

 foot divided tlirough the middle lengthwise, that is, from 



