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have him cured. The head is a very sensitive part. 

 Very often horses have, by cruel treatment, become 

 troublesome, making it difficult even to put them in 

 harness. If the horse is inclined to carry his nose out, 

 or his neck seems to be stiff, when it commences to 

 heal put on the bitting bridle, get his head in shape, 

 and let it heal so. It is through fear he carries his 

 head straight out. The secret is, the bitting-bridle 

 will make him carry it natural as usual. 



Fistula. — The same medicine is to be used. Often 

 set a seton in to create an inflammation and carry off 

 the mucous discharge; cleanse well and often; rest is 

 better in both the above cases. Feed well while under 

 treatment, and get the general system in order by giv- 

 ing tonic powders to cleanse the stomach. This treat- 

 ment will also serve to purify and enrich the blood. 



SHOULDER LAMENESS. 



Lameness is most apt to arise in the shoulder, and 

 also in the corresponding partsof the hind extremities, 

 the latter having a bony union with the body which 

 prevents or rather limits undue extension of the mus- 

 cles. The lameness may exist in the muscular tissues, 

 or at a point of articulation between the shoulder blade 

 and the os humeri. 



Symptoms. — The principal diagnostic symptoms are 

 that the horse, instead of advancing the leg straight 

 forward, moves in a circular manner, and the action 

 of the shoulder is quite different from that on the op- 

 posite side; the shrinking away of the shoulder can be 

 plainly observed; also, the animal throws the weight 

 of the body as much on the sound side as possible. 



Treatment. — The treatment varies according to the 

 nature of the specific form of the disease. If caused 

 by heavy hauling or slipping or side strain, fo- 



