Observations on the structure, œconomy, and diseases of the foot of the horse, and on the principles and practice of shoeing / by Edward Coleman.

Coleman, Edward, 1765-1839.

Date:: 1798-1802

Credit: Observations on the structure, œconomy, and diseases of the foot of the horse, and on the principles and practice of shoeing / by Edward Coleman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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$The ufe of the horny fole is to prote6l the fenfi- ble fole from injury, to a6l as a flop, by embracing the ground, and when the laminated fubflances elongate, the horny fole at the heels defcends. This a6lion of the horny fole contributes very confidera- bly to affift the laminae in preventing concuffion when the Horfe is in motion. The bars, or binders, as they are termed, are two in number. They are placed between the frog and fole; and, at the heels, form a broad folid jun6lion with the crufl. fSee Plate I. figure the \fi,) The toe, or fmall part of the bar, fometimes reaches ex- ternally nearly as far as the toe of the frog. The bars within the hoof are laminated in the fame manner as the internal part of the cruft, and are attached to the horny fole. (See Plate 11. a?id$