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nail which has gone into the quick is wet and of a blue 

 color. 



If it is a bad case the sole or wall must be cut down 

 to let the matter out and the foot put into a boot of 

 linseed poultice. In milder cases a little pine tar put 

 into the hole will be enough. 



STIFLED 



Mistakes are often made by inexperienced men and 

 horse-shoers when a case of this kind is to be treated, 

 and I would advise every horse-shoer to call in a 

 veterinarian when he gets a case of this kind. Cramps 

 of the muscles of the thighs are sometimes taken for 

 stifle. 



When stifle appears in an old horse, chree ounces of 

 lead through his brain is the best, but for a young 

 horse a cruel method of shoeing might be tried. Make 

 a shoe with heels three inches high, or a shoe with 

 cross bands as shown in illustration. Figure 8, No. 2, 

 for stifle shoe. This shoe must be placed on the well 

 foot. The idea is to have the horse stand on the stifled 

 leg until the muscles and cords are relaxed. 



STRING HALT 



String halt or spring halt is a kind of affection of 

 the hind legs, occasioning a sudden jerk of the legs 

 upward towards the belly. Sometimes only one leg is 

 affected. 



