8 May, 1907.] 



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from the usefulness of the horse it is classed as a blemish rather than an 

 unsoundness. 



2. Pegged Splint in which the inflammation and accompany in f,' bonv 

 enlargement extend peg-like in between the large and small metacarpal 

 lx)nes and through to the space at the back which lodges the suspensory 

 ligament. The latter structure is interfered with by the enlargement and 

 roughening of the bone, and the pronounced lameness which is associated 

 with this condition is frequently prolonged and difficult to cure. 



Cannon and Splint Bones — Normal and Splint-affected. 



Fig. 15.— Off Fig. 16.— Near Fig. 17. Splint Fig. 18. -.Splint Fig. 19 — Ag^ia- 

 fofe free foie free from on outsick- of on outside of vated splint 



from splint. splints. off hind. off fore. formation. 



3. Chain Splint which consists of a series of nodules running down the 

 junction betw'een the large and small metacarpal ones. On account of the 

 comparatively large surface of bone and periosteum which is in\olved in 

 this class of splint the lameness is often severe, and the splint bone becomes 

 thickened throughout its entire length, so forming a i)oiiit d'appui against 

 which the foot of the opposite limb is apt to strike. 



4. Interfering Splint occurs when the inflammatory process extends 

 backwards and involves the free rim of the splint bone. The bony 

 deposit resulting is often sharp and inclint^d to curve backwards so interfer- 

 ing!: with the action of the flexor tendons and causing marked lameness. 



