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Coronary
corium corium
Laminar
corium
Solar
corium
Perioplic sulcus
Coronary
sulcus
Stratum
medium
Corium of the frog
Epidermal
laminae of Frog stay
stratum
internum

Internal surface
of the sole

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Figure 8-5. Dissected view of the relation of the hoof to the underlying corium. Source: Baxter, 2011.
Reproduced with permission of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

(A) Bulbs of the heel (B)
Heel Heel

Angle of
the wall Quarter Quarter
Frog
Bar

Collateral
Central sulcus sulcus Toe
of the frog
(C)

Apex of
the frog

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Sole

Figure 8-6. Gross anatomy of the equine hoof. (A) Ground (solar) surface. (B) Regions. (C) Palmar/
plantar view of unshod hoof on ground. Normally, weight is carried on the hoof wall (black triangles) and
the frog (grey triangle).