American Veterinary Review, 
SEPTEMBER, 1883. 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES. 
THE HORSE’S FOOT. 
By A. ZUNdei.. 
(Continued from page 200) 
cartilaginous quittor— Continued. 
The operation includes two principal steps : first, the removal 
of the part, or the whole, of the wall corresponding to the 
diseased cartilage ; and second, the extirpation of the cartilage 
itself. The opinions of surgeons vary as to the amount of hoof 
which should be removed, and the extent of horny tissue to be 
taken off. In respect to the length of the superior border of the 
portion requiring removal, it is generally agreed that it must 
extend from the anterior extremity of the cartilage backward, 
that is, the two posterior thirds of the space reaching from the 
toe to the heels, or one-third of the circumference at the coronary 
band. But opinion continues divided as to the lower border. 
Lafosse, Senior, left it longer than the superior, and made the 
direction of the division of the groove correspond to that of 
the fibres of the hoof. Lafosse, Junior, accepting the idea 
of Solleysel and of Dieterichs, did not reach the sole with its 
groove, and removed only a portion of hoof parallel to the 
coronary band. Renault prefers crossing the fibres of the hoof 
with the groove, and brings the lower end of it to one-half the 
