A pair of feet of the base-wide (toe-wide) position seen from in front and from behind.
Viewing the foot from the side, we distinguish the regular (normal) position ([Fig. 68]), and designate all forward deviations as acute-angled (long toe and low heel, [Fig. 67]), and all deviations backward from the regular position as upright (short toe and high heel, [Fig. 69]), steep-toed, or stumpy.
Fig. 65.
Fig. 66.
A pair of feet of the base-narrow (toe-narrow) position seen from in front and from behind.
When the body-weight is uniformly distributed over all four limbs, the foot-axis should be straight ([Figs. 67] and [69]), not “broken” (bent); the long pastern, wall at the toe, and foot-axis should have the same slant.
Fig. 67.