FALLS — FAN- TAIL 



Falls. — When a horse falls, unless it is due to a sudden 

 attack of illness, the accident is usually due to the careless- 

 ness of the person in charge, or bad shoeing. In any event, 

 the driver should dismount and assist the animal to regain his 

 feet, removing such parts of the harness as may be necessary 

 and wheeling the vehicle out of the way. Should the horse 

 struggle, he must, of course, be restrained, but it is quite 

 unnecessary to adopt the primitive custom of employing 

 some one to sit on his head. If the rein on the side furthest 

 from the ground be pulled tight so that his head comes 

 round and the cheek nearly rests upon his shoulder the horse 

 will be quite unable to regain his feet. (See Broken Knees, 

 Cuts?) 



False Nostrils. — The small pouches formed inside the 

 true nostrils by the folding over of the skin on the top of 

 the air passages. 



False Quarter is, fortunately, not a very common trouble, 

 as it is a serious one and not at all easy to cure. It is the 

 result of inflammation of the coronet, which affects the horn of 

 the hoof and causes a separation of the crust. The existence 

 of false quarter can be detected by tapping the sides of the 

 feet, as in cases where they are affected a hollow sound is 

 given out. Lameness is certain to appear sooner or later, 

 and a rest, accompanied by cooling medicine and food, may 

 reduce the inflammation, but no permanent results can be 

 obtained unless the horn of the foot over the cavity which 

 has been formed inside is cut away and new horn encouraged 

 to replace it. After the horn is cut away the coronet may 

 be blistered and the cavity may be stopped by the applica- 

 tion of tow steeped in Stockholm tar. (See Blistering, 

 Prescriptions^ 



Fan-tail. — The tail of a docked horse which is not squared, 

 but cut shorter at the sides near the root, so that it presents 

 the appearance of a fan. 



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