rHE PASTERNS. 



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THE PASTERNS 

 Fig. 8*7. 



c The shank-bone. 



b The upper and larger pantem-bone. 



c The eessamoid-bone. 



d The lower or smaller pastem-bone. 



e The iiavicalar or shattle-bone. 



/The coffin-bone, or bone of the foot. 



g The suspensory ligament, inserted into the sessamoid-bone. 



h A continuation of the suspensory ligament, inserted into the vv oiler pafltcm* 



bone. 

 i The small inelastic ligament, tying down the seasamoid-bone to the larger 



pastern-bone. 

 fc A long ligament reaching from the pastern-bone to the knee. 

 / The extensor tendon inserted into both the pasterns and the coffin-bone. 

 m The tendon of the performing flexor inserted into the coffin-bone^ after faaTiig 



passed over the navicular bone. 

 H The seat of the navicular joint lameness. 

 o The inner or sensible fi'og. ^ 



p The cleft of the horny frog. 



q A ligament uniting the navicular boi|^ to the smaller pastern., 

 r A ligament uniting the navicular bone to the ooffirobone. 

 s The sensible sole, between the coffin-bone and dn borny sole. 

 i The horny sole. 

 7t.The crust or wall of the foot. 

 V The sen'^ible laininss to which the crust is attached. 

 tty The coronary ring of the crust. 



X The covering of tho coronary ligament from which the cnisi is secreted. 

 z Place of bleeding at the toe. 



