CHAPTER XIV. 



THE FOOT. 



Fig. 46. 



a The external crust 

 seen at the quarter. 



b The coronary ring. 



r- The little homy 

 plates lining the crust. 



d The same contin- 

 ued over the hars. 



e e The two concave 

 surfaces of the inside of 

 the horny frog. 



/ That which exter- _. 

 nally is the cleft of the 

 frog. 



g The bars. 



h The rounded part 

 of the heels, helonging 

 to the firog. 



This cut exhibits, in as satisfactory a manner, the mechanism 

 »nd structure of the base of the foot. 



Fig. i1. 



a a The &og. 

 b The sole. 

 c e The bars. 

 dd The crust. 





Tne foot is composed of the horny box that covers the extrem- 

 ities of the horse, and the contents of that box. The hoof or box 

 is composed of the crust or wall, the coronary ring and band, the 

 bars, the homy laminae, the sole, and the horny frog. 



