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made, the scar in the skin should be looked for 

 on each side of the fetlock; it is generally under, 

 though sometimes above, that joint. 



The mere division of the nerve would only 

 make a horse unsound, until its ends unite, as 

 in time they will ; but then, the operation is 

 almost always performed for a disease that 

 always remains and makes the horse unsound 

 for life. 



The Pastern, or space between the fetlock 

 joint and the top of the hoof is the seat of a 

 bony tumour, called Ringbone. It may be dis- 

 covered by its prominence, and, when it exists, 

 it constitutes unsoundness. But many a horse 

 has worked well for many years with a small 

 ringbone. 



The Foot. 



Side bones. Immediately above the hoof, at 

 the heels, and stretching somewhat forward on 

 each side, and having the hollow of the pastern 

 between them, are two elastic bodies, called by 

 veterinary surgeons the lateral cartilages. When 

 in health, they bend inwards and a little out. 

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