SHOEING. 



PLATE IX. 



Three views of the cartilages of the foot bone of the 

 fore foot attached to the bone. 



Fig. 1. 



A view of the inner side of the cartilage. 



Fig. 2. 



A view of the outer side of the cartilage. 



A A The part of the cartilage which terminates by a 

 small curve, and over which those parts of the 

 hoof are carried which are called the bars. 



A B Those parts of the extremity of the cartilage which 

 are connected to the under surface of the foot bone. 



Y F F F Holes for the passage of blood-vessels. 



Fig. 3. 



A view of the cartilage from the sole. 



C C Upper posterior extremities of Fig. 2, A B, the pos- 

 terior edges of which are connected to the under 

 surface of the foot bone at D D by a fatty ligamen- 

 tous substance, which serves as a cushion to the 

 flexor tendon E E, and is what is commonly called 

 a fleshy frog. 



