8 CONTENTS. 



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F. The Protective Organs of the Foot 39 



(a) The Hair-Skin 39 



1. The Epidermis 39 



2. The Dermis 40 



3. The Subcutaneous Tissue 40 



(b) The Hoof-Skin, or Pododerm 40 



1. The Perioplic Band 41 



2. The Coronary Band 42 



3. The Fleshy Wall 42 



The Fleshy Leaves (Podophyllous Tissue) 44 



4. The Velvety Tissue of the Sole 44 



5. The Velvety Tissue of the Frog 44 



(c) The Horn Capsule or Hoof 45 



The Bars 47 



The Wall 47 



The Layers of the Wall : 1. The Periople. 2. The Middle 

 or Protective Layer. 3. The Leafy Layer (Keraphyllous 



Layer) 47-48 



The Sole 49 



The Frog 51 



The Minute Structure of the Horn 52 



Hard and Soft Horn 63 



CHAPTER IL 



THE FOOT IN ITS RELATION TO THE ENTIRE LIMB. 



A. Standing Positions of the Limbs 56 



(a) The Positions of a Fore-Limb viewed from in Front and in 



Profile ... 57, 58 



(b) The Positions of a Hind Limb viewed from Behind and in 



Profile .... 60 



B. Forms of Feet, vie-wed from in Front, from Behind, and in 



Profile 62 



O. Lines of Flight of Hoofs in Motion 65 



D. Forms of Hoofs 66 



The Hoof of the Regular Position— The Hoof of the Base-Wide 

 Position — The Hoof of the Base-Narrow Position — Forms of 

 Hind Hoofs —The Wide and the Narrow Hoof — The Character- 

 istics of Healthy Hoofs . 66-70 



E. Growth of the Hoof and 'Wear of the Hoof and Shoe ... 71 



F. Physiological Movements of the Hoof 74 



