anatomy of the horse. 
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Th i s edge, in its natural and healthy state, maintains at 
• t t u e i eve i of a plane surface.—Superiorly, in the nnd- 
dle ry the wall is surmounted by the coronal process, from whose 
sides sharjT waving edges run to the wings, forming the bounda- 
• Vwptwpen it and the articulatory suiface. _ , 
r The sole exhibits a broad, uniform, concave surface, of the 
fl T r p of a horseshoe, free from asperities, excepting towards the 
f g m S ;rks SheEus impCS nX&S 'f • 8 Hi* 
AWnAe* it from the tendinous surtace. . . _ , • 
T tendinous surface has a semicircular shape. It is 
* Ip nevforans 2dly. Two lateral grooves, passing obliquely 
hF and terminating each in a large foramen. 3dly. A porous 
inwards, and termmati g & divisions, into which 
The grooves Mge the 
5rt,"t,n«. and n«ve. of.he foot, which p»s through 
the superior part. 
srsss t 
‘art ^opposed 'thenavhcular bone. The articular cavities for the 
FomnetTone are deepened by the sharp prominent edge running 
U1 jT«/« or wi U NGs th constst of two bifid protuberances, stretch- 
directly backwards is.regular and asperous: to 
r,h,ehm thfroienl subjeet become, a perfect foramen;) through 
itsriss-4, .• '".‘iat s, ” ,e 8 
f.rlm it tn a foramen (aforementioned) in the wall. 
Connexion —With the coronet and navicular bones, anc wi 
^Particularities. —The coffin is a bone of a soft, i. e. of a spongy , 
fragile texture j^and its intrinsic stability is yet further reduced 
