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e. The back part of the lower pastern. • 



/. Back of one of the sesamoid bones. 



g. The lower part of the shank bone. 



//. The lateral cartilages of the foot. 



i. The ligaments connecting the two pastern bones together. 



SITUATION OF DISEASES OF THE HIND LEG. 



PLiVTE VII, Fig. 3. 



a. The situation of grease of the foot. See page 123. 



h. Represents a wind-gall. See page 99. 



c. Capped hock. See page no. 



d. Curb. See page 113. 



c, c The position of thoroughpin. See page 109. 



We have given a series of different representations 

 of these, as follow, on Plate vii : — 



a. Fig. 4, Capped hocks. See page no. 

 h^ b. Fig. 5, Thoroughpin. See page 109. 



e. Fig. 6, Bog and blood-spavin. See page 119. 

 e. Fig. 8, Curb. See page 113. 



d. Fig. 9, Bone-spavin. See page 115. 



THE PASTERN AND FOOT, WITH THEIR BONES 

 AND INTEGUMENTS. 



PLATE VI, Fig. 10. 



At the interior portion of the shank bone, immedi- 

 ately below the knee, and occupying the space be- 

 tween the two splint bones, two remarkable and 

 important ligaments are situated. They are not 

 only elastic, but also particularly well adapted to 

 obviate concussion. They have their origin from 

 the head of the shank bone, and likewise from the 

 heads of the splint bones. They descend down the 

 leg, and fill the groove between the splint bones, 

 although they are not attached to either. A little 



