CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Introduction 13 



The Object of Shoeing 13 



PART I. 



CHAPTER I. 

 the gross anatomy of the horse. 



Bones of the Head — Bones of the Trunk 17 



The Spinal Column — Bones of the Thorax 17-19 



Bones of the Pelvis — Bones of the Limbs 19-21 



Joints — Muscles — Tendon Sheaths 21-24 



THE FOOT. 



A. The Bones of the Foot 24 



The Cannon — The Long Pastern — The Sesamoid Bones — The 

 Short Pastern— The Pedal Bone — The Navicular Bone . . 24-28 



B. The Articulations of the Foot 28 



I. The Fetlock-Joint 28 



The Suspensory Ligament 29 



The Inferior Sesamoid Ligament 30 



II. The Coronary Joint 31 



III. The Pedal Articulation (Coffin Joint) 31 



C. The Locomotory Organs of the Foot 32 



The Anterior Extensor Tendon of the Phalanges — The Perforatus 



Tendon— The Perforans Tendon 32-35 



Mucous Bursae and Tendon Sheaths 35 



Altering the Relative Tension of the Flexor Tendons and Suspen- 

 sory Ligament of the Fetlock- Joint 36 



D. The Elastic Parts of the Foot 38 



The Lateral Cartilages— The Plantar Cushion 39, 40 



E. The Blood-Vessels and Nerves 41 



The Arteries of the Foot — The Veins of the Foot — The Nerves of 

 the Foot 41-44 



F. The Protective Organs of the Foot 44 



(a) The Hair-Skin 44 



1. The Epidermis 45 



2. The Dermis 45 



3. The Subcutaneous Tissue 45 



