CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction 7 



The foot 7 



Gross anatomy of the foot 7 



Bones 7 



Hinge joints 7 



Tendons and flexors 7 



Foot axis 8 



Lateral cartilages and plantar cushion 8 



Pododerm (foot skin) 9 



Horny box, or hoof 10 



Bars .". 10 



The frog 10 



The hoof 11 



Physiological movements of the hoof 11 



Growth of the hoof 12 



Care of unshod hoofs - 13 



Characteristics of a healthy hoof 1-1 



Various forms of hoofs 15 



The feet 15 



Forms of feet viewed from in front and in profile 15 



A front hoof of the regular standing position 16 



A hoof of the base-wide position 16 



A hoof of the base-narrow position 16 



Regular hoof 17 



Acute-angled hoof 17 



Upright, or stumpy, hoof 17 



Wide and narrow hoofs 17 



Hind hoofs 17 



The shoe 17 



Preliminary examination 17 



Preparation of the hoof for the shoe 20 



Characteristics of the shoe 20 



Form 21 



Width 21 



Thickness - 21 



Length 21 



Surfaces 21 



Borders 21 



Fullering 22 



Nail holes 22 



Clips 22 



Special peculiarities of the chief classes of shoes 22 



A shoe for a regular hoof 22 



A shoe for a base-wide hoof 23 



A shoe for a base-narrow hoof 23 



A shoe for an acute-angled hoof 23 



A shoe for a stumpy hoof 23 



Hot fitting 24 



The bar shoe 24 



The rubber pad 24 



Illustrations of shoeing in connection with interfering, etc. „ 27 



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