68 DISEASES OF 



heels, except when the disease is located on the outside 

 or back of the pastern of the hind leg, when he will put 

 the toe down first, or what is known as " travel on the 

 toe," if the disease is active there will be very severe 

 lameness and some pain on pressure around the pastern. 

 After some little time, depending on the extent and 

 severity of the inflammation, there will be found an en- 

 largement at some point on the pastern, sometimes in- 

 volving the two pastern bones, as seen in fig 25. 



Treatment. If there is increased heat in the part and 

 tenderness on pressure use hot water fomentations for 

 half an hour, after which apply HEARD'S AMERICAN EM- 

 BROCATION, rubbing it in well; then saturate a bandage 

 with the same agent, and wrap it around the pastern. 

 This should be repeated twice daily until the skin is well 

 roughened. Then stop the active treatment for a few 

 days, when if the horse is still lame, the treatment should 

 be repeated. Unless the disease is situated on the out- 

 side or back of the hind pastern, there should be ap- 

 plied a bar shoe, made very thin at the heels. If the 

 disease is located on the hind limb at the outside and 

 back a high-heeled shoe must be used; in fact, it may 

 be laid down as a rule that whenever a horse rests by 

 standing on the toe or with the heels raised off the 

 ground, a shoe raised at the heels should be applied. 

 If the lameness still persists after repeated trials with 

 the EMBROCATION, it will be absolute proof that the 

 joint is involved, and the horse should be fired and blis 

 tered as soon as possible 



