COFFIN BONE — COLIC 



Coffin Bone, or Os Pedis, or Bone of the Foot, 



lies below the small pastern bone, and a little in front and 

 below the navicular bone. It is the chief seat of laminitis, 

 and rests upon the sensitive sole of the foot. (See BoneSy 

 Foot, Lamiftitts.) 



Coffin Head. — This term is used to describe a coarse, 

 ugly face, in which the jowl is not sufficiently prominent to 

 relieve the plainness of the lower jaw. Hence the head 

 assumes something of the shape of a coffin. 



Cold. — A horse can endure a great deal of cold, provided 

 he is not exposed to draughts, or left standing about when 

 in a heated condition. Hence the great mistake so often 

 made by depriving horses of an adequate supply of fresh air 

 in their stables, and by overclothing them. This only makes 

 them delicate, and liable to contract chills when taken out ; 

 but it must always be remembered that there is a vast 

 amount of difference between good honest cold and that 

 which is associated with damp and draughts, than which a 

 stable can possess few, if any, graver faults. (See Coat, 

 Turning Out.) 



Colds- — See Catarrh. 



Colic is a common source of trouble to some horses, 

 and particularly to old ones afflicted with bad teeth which 

 prevent them from properly masticating their food. Other 

 causes that may be mentioned are, too deep a draught of 

 cold water when overheated, too large an allowance of grain 

 and hay, worms, overwork, indigestion, and other derange- 

 ments of the stomach. Many horses suffer severely from 

 attacks of colic, and throw themselves about in their pain 

 at times, injuring themselves thereby in many ways. Some- 

 times the belly swells considerably owing to the pressure of 

 gases in the stomach, the result of its containing undigested 

 food in a fermenting state, and, if so, relief may be obtained 

 by walking the animal about. 



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