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when the tendon is not ruptured, it fuftains the 

 bones ; and, as it is their point of fupport, the 

 noife is lefs fenfible, but it is better diftinguifh- 

 cd when the tendon is divided. 



It is to be obferved, as to the fra6lure of the 

 foot-bone, that this bone is in a manner im- 

 moveable in its place, fupported in its plane by 

 the horny fole, and in its circumference by the 

 fides of the hoof, which keeps it univerfally 

 firm every way. 



I never faw this bone fradlured but once, and 

 believe it curable, and what made me of this 

 opinion was, that I happened to attend a horfc 

 who had the foot-bone fplit in two, quite 

 through, by treading on a piece of fharp iron j 

 and he was cured of it. A faddle-horfe has a 

 different attitude and manner of treading from 

 that of a draught-horfc *, the former always has 

 the articulated parts of his foot in a perpendicular 

 cjiredion, and in their proper fituation for ac- 

 tion ; whereas the draught-horfe is accuftomed 

 to have thefe parts often in an oblique pofition ; 

 and convenient for the attitude necelTaryin draw- 

 ing a carriage ', and accordingly a ftone or fault 

 in a pavement, happening under one fide of his 

 foot, which is thereby inclined to the other, the 

 preifure of the coronary- bone charged with the 

 whole weight of the body will be very capable 



of caufing this kind of fradure. 



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