28o THE CONDITION OF HUNTERS 



The above to be boiled up and applied daily on a 

 pledget of tow. Before applying it never fail to scrape 

 the part with a drawing-knife, and in six dressings 

 the corn will disappear.^ 



CAPPED HOCKS 



There are several forms of capped hocks varying 

 from a mere thickening of the skin, to that of actual 

 disease of the point of the os-calcis, and the causes 

 operative in the production of this condition are of 

 a variable nature. Strictly speaking, all forms of 

 capped hock should constitute unsoundness, being 

 a deviation from the normal structure of the part. 



One or both hocks may be capped, and the size of 

 the enlargements varies considerably. 



Many capped hocks are exceedingly unsightly, 

 destroying the contour in this region. 



Acute inflammation of the point of the hock is 

 usually the result of direct violence, and is accom- 

 panied by all the signs of acute inflammation, viz. 

 increased heat ; pain or tenderness and swelling. 



The usual form of capped hock is unaccompanied 

 by the foregoing signs, with the exception of swelling. 



Repeated kicking against the stall post or through 

 pressure upon the points of the hocks when the 

 animal is in the recumbent position, are causes of 

 capped hock. 



CRIB-BITING 



It has been asserted that this habit or vice, which- 

 ever we choose to term it, is more prejudicial to 



^ The presence of a com constitutes unsoundness, and rightly 

 so, because lameness frequently arises. — Editor. 



