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two table-spoonsful of the liniment sently on 

 the part, then directed the man who held the 

 iialter to draw the leg gently forward, imtil I 

 had brought the parts as even together as 

 possible ; having done so, an assistant with the 

 bandage, bound the parts up tight and firm ; 

 this being done, made the halter fast to the 

 bottom of the collar ; thus ended the replac- 

 ing of the bone. I did not remove the bandage 

 for a week, found things going on satisfactory, 

 continued the liniment and the line to foot for 

 three weeks, when the Horse was able to 

 be moved about a few yards ; as I before 

 stated, through the restlessness of the animal, 

 I had two men to sit with him day and night, 

 (neither cou4d I give him medicine) ; his 

 principal food was bran mashes, as a sub- 

 stitute. This Horse being an entire Horse, 

 and as I observed, a favourite, the owner 

 would have him castrated, which operation I 

 performed for him ; and on getting well, 

 turned out one of the best gig Horses I ever 

 saw. 



The second case that came under my notice 

 was a fine brown Horse, belonging to a gen- 

 tleman residing in Red Lion-street, Hoi born, 

 and the accident occurred going up Holborn 

 Hill, in the frosty weather of tlie winter of 

 1836. 



The Horse was placed under the care of a 

 very skilful Metropolitan Veterinary Surgeon, 

 whom I happened to meet one morning, at 

 Messrs. Tattersal's establishment, Hyde Park 

 Corner ; he mentioned the case to me as quite 

 a new one, and requested me to accompany 

 him to see it ; I did so, and on examining the 

 leg, gave him my opinion, with the method I 

 had treated the last case ; he declared he had 

 never seen a case of the kind, though a gen- 

 tleman of twenty-five years practice. Whilst 



we were consulting on the proper modeof pio 

 cceding, the owner of the Horse came into the 

 stable, and regretted very much the accident; 

 and particularly so, as he two days before had 

 been offered a good price for the Horse ; but 

 now he wished he could get rid of him at five 

 pounds ; I asked him if he was in earnest ; 

 he said he was. I immediately struck the 

 bargain, stipulating he should give me stable 

 room, and his man to look after him for a month ; 

 1 paid him the money, and the Horse was 

 mine, and within the month I had him home, 

 and turned him out for another month ; when 

 be became perfectly upright, I drove him 

 about two months, and s^old him at Dixon's 

 Repository for tiventy-Jive pounds. During 

 the month the Horse remained with the gen- 

 tleman who I bought him of, he underwent 

 the same treatment as in the first case. 



Note. — Since writing the above, I have 

 found amongst my papers a memorandum of 

 a case exactly similar, which occurred during 

 my pupilage at the Royal Veterinary College. 

 It was a Horse belonging to the late Mr. 

 Cline • who, when on his death-bed requested 

 the Horse might not be sold, but turned out 

 to grass for the remainder of his life, as a 

 pensioner on his late owner's bounty, (he 

 being a great favourite) ; however, he was 

 taken up to have his feet pared and shod, and 

 as a matter of course was sent to the Royal 

 Veterinary College, all of which was attended 

 to. Tlie Horse was tied to a ring close to the 

 door that admits you to the paddock, (and 

 where he had been standing for sometime for the 

 groom to take him away) ; some person en- 

 tering the shoe'ng forge hastily through this 

 door, which moves on pulleys, and con- 

 sequently making a noise, added to which. 

 Hashing the light immediately in the Horse's 



