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Navicular joint disease originates not so much from wear and tear 



as from rest 13 



Coffin joint lameness, error of the ancient writers respecting it : 



the term become obsolete 14 



Harmlessness of the g-eneral contraction compared with occult 



contraction 15 



The navicular joint disease peculiar to the fore feet 15 



Dreadful havoc of the navicular joint disease 15 



Navicular disease of the most frequent occurrence 16 



Importance of turning horses loose in the stable as a preventive 



of the navicular disease, appears to have escaped the notice of 



writers and lecturers 16 



Foot of the horse designed by nature for almost perpetual motion 61 

 Some contracted feet capable of enduring hard work without 



lameness, accounted for 17 



Salutary effect of weight and motion combined 18 



Description of the diseased joint 19 



Thick strong hoofs most predisposed to navicular lameness 20 



Constriction of the hoof, and indentations 21 



On the descent of the navicular joint 22 



Great freedom of motion in the navicular joint observable in 



clever hacknies 23 



Narrow heels not necessarily accompanied by lameness 24 



Narrow heels, how avoided 24 



PAPER II. 



The term navicular joint lameness recognized by the profession. . 25 



Specious appearances of some hoofs 26 



Diminished area of the hoof often concealed by a prominent 



exterior 27 



Occult contraction of the hoof from below upwards, the most 



serious encroachment 28 



Absorption of the fatty frog 29 



Rigidity of the foot 30 



Diminished elasticity without lameness 31 



Loss of e(juilibrium or natural adjustment of the superincumbent 



weight 32 



