The Vet. Book 



Curb 



Both light and heavy horses are subject to curb, 

 which is a variable sized enlargement, about 

 3 inches below the point of the hock, lying in the 

 same straight line ; and frequently produced by a 

 sprain of the ligament at the back of the hock. 

 One or both hocks may be curby, and the curbs 

 unequal in size. It is not often that curb causes 

 lameness, and when it does so it is chiefly during 

 its formative stage. It is legally an unsoundness, 

 but certainly not much of a detriment, especially 

 in a horse required for slow work. Is easily 

 detected by viewing the limb in profile, when the 

 slightest undulation just below the point of the 

 hock, will be seen if curb is present. 



Cutting 



The term cutting is applied when a horse 

 strikes the hind fetlock of the opposite limb, 

 usually with the shoe, producing an injury to 

 the skin. Striking or interfering are synonymous 

 terms, but " speedy cutting " is quite a different 

 injury (see Speedy Cutting). 



Defective conformation often leads to cutting 

 and is sometimes a very difficult matter to remedy. 



Various devices have been employed to stop it, 

 and the most common one is the use of a feather- 

 edged shoe or a three-quarter shoe ; but these 

 are often quite useless for such purposes. 



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