86 ON LAMENESS. 



are so rare, that it would not be prudent to 

 trust to so precarious an event. The best mode 

 of treatment consists in repeated bhsters apphed 

 to the part, and cold water and bandage be- 

 tween the periods of their operation. 



THE RING BONE 



Is an ossified enlargement of the lesser pas- 

 tern bone at a small distance from the coronet 

 of the hoof, sometimes producing a stiif joint. 

 Vide pL 3, fig. 3, letter c. 



The cartilages of the foot are also sometimes 

 ossified. This last disease occupies nearly the 

 same situation as the ring bone, but is totally 

 different from it. In the ring bone, the joint 

 of the lesser pastern is affected. In the ossified 

 cartilages, the lameness arises from their having 

 lost their elasticity. 



Blistering 



