SWGS ON THE FEET— RING IVOR Xf 



Ring-bone (high), from outside. 



Ring-bone (high). 



Rings on the Feet, which may be described as ridges 

 running round the outside walls of the hoof, are always to 

 be regarded with suspicion, as they may be the result of 

 laminitis. They are also sometimes caused by a horse 

 having been turned out on damp land. If the coronet has 

 been blistered, rings occasionally appear on the hoof for a 

 few months, and then die away. (See Lamimtis.) 



Ringworm. — This most objectionable disease is highly 

 contagious, and consequently an affected animal should be 

 isolated. It is often a result of a horse on a journey being 

 baited in a dirty stable, and hence due precautions should be 

 taken to see that strange premises are clean. 



Symptoms. — Small rings or patches appear, on which the 

 hair stands up and eventually falls off, leaving bare places. 



Treatment. — Apply an ointment of iodine one part, lard 

 eight parts, without delay. 



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