400 DISEASES OF THE HORSE'S FOOT 



heel to the ground and "rocked the toe," as in a case of 

 rupture of the perforans tendon. The mare was killed on 

 June 13. 



'Post-mortem. — In trying to pull away the hoof from the 



Fig. 157. — Fracture of the Pyramidal Process in Buttress 

 Foot. 



sensitive structures with a pair of farrier's pincers, the 

 tendons and ligaments of the corono-pedal articulation gave 

 way, leaving the pedal bone in situ. The flexor perforans 

 tendon showed inflammatory softening, and was very nearly 

 ruptured through at the level of the navicular bone. There 



