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PLATE II. 



A front view of the bones of the fore feet of a horse 

 in their relative position. 



a The pastern bone. 



b The coronary bone. 



c The navicular bone. 



d The foot bone. 



e The point of insertion of the tendon of the extensor 



muscle. 

 / A concavity to give attachment to the ligament which 



unites the foot bone to the coronary bone at y. 

 h A continuation of the same concavity, to which the 



cartilage of the foot bone is attached. 

 i i The upper and lower processes of the foot bone. 

 Jc k A groove in the foot bone, which receives a division 



of the main artery, coming round from behind. 

 k I A groove receiving another division of that artery, 



which proceeds round the extreme edges of the foot 



bone. 



