American Veterinary Review, 
OCTOBER, 1881. 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES. 
THE HORSE’S FOOT, 
By A. Zundel. 
(Continued from page 229.) 
Corns. 
Under this name is understood an alteration of the tissues 
underneath the hoof; of the heels of the horse’s foot by lesions 
of the living parts in the movements of expansion of the hoof; 
by bruises, compressions or contusions. There is then a capil¬ 
lary hemorrhage which extends in ecchymosis in the hoof. A 
corn, then, is a bruise of the living horn at the extreme end of 
the branches of the sole, and especially in the laminated tissue of 
the fold of the bars. It is a very common disease, and one to 
which all horses are exposed. Some have them constantly. 
Corns are seen mostly on the fore feet, and on the inside more 
commonly than on the external side. They are rare on the hind 
feet, because in the various gaits the weight of the body is car¬ 
ried more on the front legs and on the posterior part of the foot, 
while in the hind legs it is the front part which principally re¬ 
ceives it. 
