FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE OF SIDE BONE. 



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Description. 



Remarks. 



Belgian cart horse, 



Danisli carriage horse, 

 Heavy riding horse, 



Do., 



Light riding horse, 



Riding horses (various weights), 

 Military horses, . 



Officers' horses (heavy), 



Working only on 



hard pavements. 

 Do. 

 Working in heavy 



ground and 



partly on hard 



pavements. 

 Working on light 



sandy soil. 

 Working on light 



ground. 

 Do. 

 Working on 



medium heavy 



ground. 

 Working on varied 



surfaces. 



1. Ossification of the lateral cartilage occurs principally 

 in heavy, coarse-bred horses. 2. The fore feet suffer more 



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Fig. 381.— Left fore-foot, seen from the outer side. The .skin has been partially removed 

 to show that portion (a) of the lateral cartilage which projects above the hoof ; 

 i», ligament running from lateral cartilage to fetlock, one-third natural size. 



frequently than the hind ; 3, the cartilage of the left hoof 

 suffers more frequently than that of the right ; and 4, the 



