ce of a right fore hoof of the
"regular" form 590

2. Pair of fore feet of regular form in regular standing position 591

3. Pair of fore feet of base-wide form in toe-wide standing
position 591

4. Pair of fore feet of base-narrow form in toe-narrow standing
position 592

5. Side view of an acute-angled fore foot, of a regular fore
foot, and of a stumpy fore foot 592

6. Side view of foot with the foot-axis broken backward as a
result of too long a toe 595

7. Left fore hoof of a regular form, shod with a plain fullered
shoe 599

8. Side view of hoof and fullered shoe 599

9. An acute-angled left fore hoof shod with a bar shoe 601

10. A fairly formed right fore ice shoe for a roadster 601

11. Left fore hoof of regular form shod with a rubber pad and
"three-quarter" shoe 602

12. A narrow right fore hoof of the base-wide standing position
shod with a plain "dropped crease" shoe 602

13. Hoof surface of a right hind shoe to prevent interfering 603

14. Ground surface of shoe shown in fig. 13 603

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 forger 604

17. A toe-weight shoe to increase the length of stride of fore
feet 605

18. Most common form of punched heel-weight shoe to induce high
action in fore feet 605

SPECIAL REPORT ON DISEASES OF THE HORSE.

THE EXAMINATION OF A SICK HORSE.

By Leonard Pearson, B. S., V. M. D.

In the examination of a sick horse it is important to have a method or
system. If a definite plan of examination is followed one may feel
reasonably sure, when the examination is finished, that no important
point has been overlooked and that the examiner is in a position to
arrive at an opinion that is as accurate as is possible for him. Of