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when the tendon is not ruptured, it fuftains the 

 bones ; and, as it is their point of fupport, the 

 noife is lefs lenfible, but it is better diftinguifh- 

 cd when the tendon is divided. 



It is to be obferved, as to the fracture of the 

 foot-bone, that this bone is in a manner im- 

 moveable in its place, fupportcd in its plane by 

 the horny l'ole, and in its circumference by the 

 fides of the hoof, which keeps it univerfally 

 firm every way. 



I never law this bone fractured but once, and 

 believe it curable, and what made me of this 

 opinion was, that I happened to attend a horfe 

 who had the foot-bone fplit in two, quite 

 through, by treading on a piece of fharp iron ; 

 and he was cured of it. A faddle-horfe has a 

 different attitude and manner of treading from 

 that of a draught-horfe ; the former always has 

 the articulated partsof his foot in a perpendicular 

 direction, and in their proper fituation for ac- 

 tion ; whereas the draught-horfe is accuftomed 

 to have thefe parts often in an oblique pofition j 

 and convenient for the attitude neceffaryin draw- 

 ing a carriage ; and accordingly a ftone or fault 

 in a pavement, happening under one fide of his 

 foot, which is thereby inclined to the other, the 

 preffure of the coronary- bone charged with the 

 whole weight of the body will be very capable 

 of caufing this kind of fracture. 



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