liameiiess. All lameness, whether of a permanent or 

 temporary character, is a legal unsoundness. 



liamina ; Laminae. A thin scale, leaf or membrane ; 

 the lamellar structure of the horse's foot. There are from five 

 to six hundred of these leaves in each foot. They run parallel 

 to each other, and are separated by deep channels, into which 

 are joined, by a dovetailed arrangement, similar leaves on the 

 inside of the wall of the hoof. They extend from the white 

 zone, between the coronary cushion, to the plantar border of 

 the foot, terminating in large prolongations lodged in the 

 horny tubes at the circumference of the sole. While these 

 leaves are exceedingly tenacious, they have great expansive 

 capacity. Mons. Bouley, an eminent French hippopathologist, 

 affirms that their elasticity is equal to one-fourth of an inch, 

 both in the lateral and the longitudinal directions ; the entire 

 laminae, therefore, have a combined capacity of more than 

 one hundred and fifty inches of expansive force. 



liamiiiitis. An inflammation of the sensitive parts of 

 the foot; formerly known as founder, and chest-founder. It 

 is chiefly confined to the sensitive laminae, or leaves, which 

 unite the wall of the hoof to the parts within ; and of these, 

 the leaves in the front of the foot are most seriously affected, 

 although generally the entire fleshy portion of the foot is 

 involved. "\Miile the fore feet are those most frequently 

 affected, the hind feet may also suffer, and, in certain instances, 

 all the feet may be inflamed. Among the chief causes of this 

 terrible affliction are a sudden chill from drinking cold water 

 when heated and fatigued, and overloading the stomach with 

 grain ; though why certain kinds of grain will cause it has not 

 yet been clearly ascertained by the best veterinarians. The dis- 

 ease is always insidious in its attack, and destructive to the 

 horse. It is a legal unsoundness. 



Liampas. A congestive and swollen condition of the 

 fleshy lining, or soft parts, of the roof of the mouth, immedi- 

 ately behind the upper front teeth. 



lianding'. Referring to the finish of a heat or race, as 

 in the expression, ''the horses made a fine landing." 



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