104 ON LAMENESS, 



gives more pliancy and elasticity, they are con- 

 sequently less exposed to those diseases of the 

 bones which arise from concussion, such as 

 splents, ring bones, &c. 



Horses which are cow-houghed are 

 particularly subject to spavins, curbs, and 

 thorough pins, owing to the malposition of their 

 legs. 



The tendency to lameness of every de- 

 scription is greatly aggravated by the acclivity 

 of the stall of the stable, and by working the 

 animal at too early an age. In the mode of 

 treatment recommended in the foregoing cases, 

 it will perhaps be remarked, that the formulse 

 do not possess much variety; but in cases where 

 an immediate effect is required, it is certainly 

 best to employ those remedies, the efficacy of 

 which has been established by experience, than 

 to waste time in fruitless experiments with less 



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