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.—lIn trying to pull away the hoof from the 
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Fic. 157.—Fracture or tHE PyramipaL Process 1n Buttress 
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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 
