ILLUSTRATIONS.
Reading edition
PLATES.
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PlateI. Inflammation32
II. Inflammation32
III. Digestive apparatus48
IV. Age of horses as indicated by teeth58
V. Intestinal worms92
VI. Bots92
VII. Position of the left lung112
VIII. Longitudinal section through kidney136
IX. Microscopic anatomy of kidney136
X. Microscopic anatomy of kidney136
XI. Calculi and instrument for removal152
XII. Normal presentation192
XIII. Some factors in difficult labor192
XIV. Instruments used in difficult labor192
XV. Abnormal presentations200
XVI. Abnormal presentations200
XVII. Abnormal presentations200
XVIII. Abnormal presentations200
XIX. The nervous system216
XX. Interior of chest, showing position of heart and diaphragm248
XXI. Circulatory apparatus248
XXII. Diagrammatic vertical section through horse's eye277
XXIII. Skeleton of horse304
XXIV. Superficial layer of muscles304
XXV. Splint312
XXVI. Ringbone312
XXVII. Various types of spavin312
XXVIII. Bone spavin312
XXIX. Bone spavin312
XXX. Dislocation of shoulder and elbow, Bourgelat's apparatus360
XXXI. The sling in use360
XXXII. Anatomy of foot400
XXXIII. Anatomy of foot400
XXXIV. Anatomy and diseases of foot400
XXXV. Sound and contracted feet400
XXXVI. Quarter crack and remedies432
XXXVII. Foundered feet432
XXXVIII. The skin and its diseases458
XXXIX. Mites that infest the horse480
XL. Glanders544
XLI. Glanders544
XLII. Glanders544
TEXT FIGURES.
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Fig.1. Ground surface of a right fore hoof of the "regular" form590
2. Pair of fore feet of regular form in regular standing position591
3. Pair of fore feet of base-wide form in toe-wide standing position591
4. Pair of fore feet of base-narrow form in toe-narrow standing position592
5. Side view of an acute-angled fore foot, of a regular fore foot, and of a stumpy fore foot592
6. Side view of foot with the foot-axis broken backward as a result of too long a toe595
7. Left fore hoof of a regular form, shod with a plain fullered shoe599
8. Side view of hoof and fullered shoe599
9. An acute-angled left fore hoof shod with a bar shoe601
10. A fairly formed right fore ice shoe for a roadster601
11. Left fore hoof of regular form shod with a rubber pad and "three-quarter" shoe602
12. A narrow right fore hoof of the base-wide standing position shod with a plain "dropped crease" shoe602
13. Hoof surface of a right hind shoe to prevent interfering603
14. Ground surface of shoe shown in fig. 13603
15. Side view of a fore hoof shod so as to quicken the "breaking over" in a "forger"604
16. Side view of a short-toed hind hoof of a forger604
17. A toe-weight shoe to increase the length of stride of fore feet605
18. Most common form of punched heel-weight shoe to induce high action in fore feet605