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on the inside of the foreleg 

 below the knee and associated 

 with the splint bone which lies 

 close to the cannon. Hadley 

 states 4 that "the splint is 

 found in about 70 per cent of 

 all adult horses; in 93 per 

 cent of these it is said to occur 

 on the inner side." Hadley 

 also classifies splints as either 

 single or double, and states 

 that the so-called "pegged" 

 splint, is & form in which the 

 growth extends across the 



Fig. 114. "Ringbone is a bony 

 deposit which encircles the pastern 

 bones, especially those of the front 

 legs." (Photo by courtesy College 

 Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State 

 University.) 



posterior surface of the meta- 

 carpus, and interferes with 

 the play of the suspensory 

 ligament. As a rule splints 

 are not regarded as unsound- 

 ness, but simply as blemishes, 

 and they are rarely the cause 

 of lameness. Splints may 

 often be easily seen by stand- 

 ing in front and looking at 

 the inside of the legs. Neither 

 the horse dealer or the judge 



Fig. 115. "Splint is a bony pro- 

 jection or roughness usually found 

 on the inside of the foreleg, below 

 the knee." (Photo by courtesy 

 College Veterinary Medicine, Ohio 

 State University.) 



as a rule emphasizes the importance of the splint. 



*The Horse in Health and Disease. Frederick B. Hadley, 1915, p. 207. 



