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MODERN BLACKSMITHING 



In nearly all cases of lameness in the hind leg the 

 seat of the disease will be found to be in the hock- 

 joint, although many persons (not having had expe- 

 rience) locate the difficulty in the hip, simply because 

 they cannot detect any swelling of the hock- joint; buc 



Spaidrv. 



Spay in 



in many of the worst cases there is not seen any swell- 

 ing or enlargement for a long time, and perhaps 

 never. 



BONE SPAVIN 



Bone spavin is a growth of irregular bony matter 

 from the bones of the joint, and situated on the inside 

 and in front of the joint. 



Cause. — The causes of spavins are quite numerous. 



