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THE DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 



SIDEBONE 



Is ossification of the lateral cartilages of the foot, usu- 

 ally the fore foot. Its causes are hereditary tendency 

 and shoeing with high calkins. 



Remedy. — Bar shoe; cold applications. Rest, blisters, 

 firing, neurotomy (dissection and also section of a nerve). 



SPRAIN OF THE BACK SINEWS 



Of the hind legs is common among draft horses, especi- 

 ally those that are worked on hilly roads. The heel is 

 hightened, and the first remedy is high calkins (Fig. 87). 

 If the horse is worked, the foot and leg assume the po- 

 sition represented in Fig. 88. 



When a horse's heel hightens, examine the back sinews. 

 Feel them gently to discover if one place is tenderer, 

 harder, or even slightly warmer than another. If this 



Fig. 8*7. High calkins for Sprain 

 of the Back Sinews. 



Fig. 88. The result of work 

 after the sprain. 



fails, pinch them hard and run the fingers down them, 

 marking the part that causes flinching. Healthy tendon 

 will endure any amount of pressure ; diseased tendon is 

 acutely sensitive. Cut the hair short and keep the part 

 constantly damp with a linen bandage. Do not blister, 

 bleed, seton, or fire, It requires from three to six months 



