94 ON LAMENESS. 



obtained, from the impracticability of confining 

 the limb in a manner that would be most fa- 

 vourable to a re-union of the divided parts. A 

 shoe with a high heel, and a bandage round the 

 leg, are the most likely means of promoting a 

 cure. The re-union of the ligament, however, 

 does not restore the original position of the leg, 

 the horse, therefore, decreases much in value. 



WINDGALLS 



Present themselves in the form of small 

 puffy swellings above the fetlock joint, and are 

 common to both fore and hind legs. Vide pL 

 8, Jig. 2, /. D. 



They are constituted by the relaxation of 

 the bursa mucosa, and are produced by hard 

 labour, and, probably in a great measure, by 

 the horse being obliged to stand up hill in the 

 stall of the stable. 



Bl^STERING, 



