Disorders of the foot in horses bruised sole and corns bruising on the sole of the foot usually is caused by direct injury from stones irregular canker canker is an overgrowth and infection of the horn producing tissues epithelium of the foot it involves the contracted heels contracted . Diseases of the horses foot chapter i introduction the importance of that branch of veterinary surgery dealing with diseases of the horses foot can hardly be overestimated that the animals usefulness is dependent upon his possession of four good feet is a fact that has long been recognised who indeed is there to be found entirely unacquainted with one or other of such well known . Signs of healthy horse hoof 1 horse hoof diseases abscess after an injury to the horse hoof may be contaminated by the secondary bacterial 2 canker when hypertrophy is seen in horn producing tissue for long days then it is termed as canker this disease 3 laminitis laminitis is one of . Diseases of the horses foot by h caulton reeks stimulated by the reception accorded my common colics of the horse both in this country and in america and assured by my publishers that a work on diseases of the foot was needed i have been led to give to the veterinary profession the present volume