''Knowledge is of two kinds; we know a //ling ourselves^ or we 



know where we can Jind i?tfor?nation upon 



it. " — Z)r. Samuel Johnson. 



CHAPTER X 



HOW TO SHOE A KNEESPRUNG OR 



KNUCKLER 



...^"NEESPRUNG is the result of disease that 

 sometimes is brought about by bad shoe- 

 ing. In a healthy leg the center of gravity 

 is down through the center of the leg and 

 out at the heels. This is changed in a case of 

 kneesprung legs, giving the legs a bowed appearance. 

 This trouble always comes on gradually; in some cases 

 it will stop and never get worse, while in others it will 

 keep on until it renders the horse useless. A horse 

 with straight legs will sleep standing, but a knuckler 

 cannot; he will fall as soon as he goes to sleep, on 

 account of the center of gravity being thrown on a line 

 forward of the suspensory ligaments. The cause of 

 this trouble is sprain or injury to the back tendons of 

 the legs; soreness of the feet, shins or joints. In old 

 cases nothing can be done but just to relieve the strain 

 a little by shoeing with a long shoe and high heel 

 calks, with no toe calk. In cases not more than three 

 months old clip the hair off the back tendons when 

 there is any soreness, and shower them with cold water 



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