LAMENESS IX THE HORSE. 



replaced by the teudoiis, suspensory ligaments, aponeuroses 

 and fibrous intersections of their muscles, which unite the 



Fig. 1. 

 1, Upper Insertion of the Flexor Brachii ; 2, Lower insertion of the 

 Flexor Brachii ; 3, Axis of the Elbow Joint; 4, Lower Insertion of 

 the Flexor Pedis Perforans: 5, Check Ligaments; 6, Flexor Petlis 

 Perforatus and Perforans at the Sesamoid Bones; 7, Upper Inser- 

 tion of the Extensor Muscles; 8, Lower Insertion of the Extensor 

 Pedis; 9, Upper Insertion of tlie Flexor Muscles. 



articulations so firmly that the entire leg becomes a solid 

 column able to sustain the weight of the body without the 

 aid of muscles. 



Taking the above into consideration, it is clear that 

 lameness must be divided into that of the smnging leg and 



