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Journal of Agriculture. 



[8 May, 1907. 



Cessation of work or a spell at grass is of great advantage in the treat- 

 ment, allowing, as it does, of time during which the injured parts mav be- 

 come strengthened to the normal point. It is found that the tendency to 

 recurrence is greatly lessened if complete recovery is made before the 

 horse is put to work again, and to insure this a rest from strenuous work 

 for three or four months at least is often necessary. 



SPLINT LAMENESS. 



Splint may be defined as a bony deposit {exostosis) situated generally 

 on the inner aspect of the fore cannon (large metacarpal) bone and uniting 



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Fig. 14. — External view of bones of fore limb. i. Lower end of radius; 2. 

 Grooves for extensor tendons ; Knee bones (3. Scaphoid ; 4. Lunar ; v Cuneiform ; 

 6. Trapezium ; 7. Magnum ; 8. Unciform) ; q. Large metacarpal or cannon bone ; 

 10. External small metacarpal (splint bone); n. Sesamoid bones; 12. Long pastern 

 bone (or suffraginis) ; 13. .Short pastern bone (or corona); 14. Navicular bone; 15. 

 Coffin bone (os pedis) ; 16. Wing of os pedis. (After -Strangways.) 



that bone with the inner splint bone (small metacarpal). Splints occur 

 for the most part in light horses betwen the age of three and five years or 



