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shoulders by hard riding and close stab- 

 ling that he had been condemned as per- 

 fectly worthless, and sold for a few dollars, 

 after having undergone all the traditional 

 treatment for that condition, for a long 

 time, without benefit. 



This horse was so disabled that he could 

 hardly get in or out of the stable; he 

 could not step backward with his left 

 foot at all, being obliged to drag it when 

 moving, or trying to move, in that direc- 

 tion. This horse, kept as I have herein 

 indicated, and without any other treat- 

 ment whatever, in six months could be 

 ridden with little show of lameless, in one 

 year he moved nicely, and in eighteen 

 months was practically well. For the first 

 year, he was almost constantly in his box. 



