The exterior of the horse . er ofthe sole, it is seen to be single infront and bifid behind ; two facesand two extremities are thus assignedto it. The superior or internal face,b (Fig. 114), is the reverse of the in-ferior face of the plantar cushion ;it presents, consequently, a markedrelief on the median line, knownunder the name frog-stay, m ( and 115), and on each side twogutters, ti, n, converging in front,which respond to the branches ofthe plantar cushion. Like the sole,it is covered by a large number ofperforations, which receive the cor-responding villosities of the velvetytis
The exterior of the horse . er ofthe sole, it is seen to be single infront and bifid behind ; two facesand two extremities are thus assignedto it. The superior or internal face,b (Fig. 114), is the reverse of the in-ferior face of the plantar cushion ;it presents, consequently, a markedrelief on the median line, knownunder the name frog-stay, m ( and 115), and on each side twogutters, ti, n, converging in front,which respond to the branches ofthe plantar cushion. Like the sole,it is covered by a large number ofperforations, which receive the cor-responding villosities of the velvetytissue. The inferior or external face(Figs. Ill and 116), much more important with regard to the exterior, is hollowed in its middle by a cavity, A,called the median lacuna, separating the two branches, i, i, from each each branch, /, and the bar arethe lateral lacunae, j,J (Figs. Ill, 113, and115) ; finally, the bodg of the frog is thepoint of juncture of its two branches. In the wild state, the inferior face of. Fig. 114.—Interior of the hoof.
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