SOKE SHINS — SOUNDNESS 



acid I part, sweet oil 20 parts. (See Fomentations ^ Galls, 

 Prescriptions^ 



Sore Shins are the result of inflammation of the 

 periosteum, or membrane of the bone, and is the result of the 

 legs of young horses becoming jarred by fast work on hard 

 ground. Hence it is a not uncommon source of trouble in 

 training stables. 



Symptoms. — The horse begins to go short and tenderly^ 

 whilst the fronts of the cannon bones are hot, and often the 

 legs swell. If not taken in time the trouble is liable to spread 

 to the fetlocks, and the consequences may be serious if they 

 fill. 



Treatment. — Rest from hard work, give mild physic, and 

 apply cold swabs to the legs, after which, if there are still signs 

 that the trouble remains, the front of the cannon bone may 

 be blistered. (See Blistering^ 



Sore Throat. — If there is a difficulty in swallowing and 

 tenderness when touched, the throat, after being fomented 

 with hot water, should be gently rubbed with liniment, to be 

 repeated at intervals. The food should consist of soft things, 

 such as mashes, scalded oats, or sliced roots, and a hood may 

 be worn. This course of treatment, if the horse is kept in 

 a warm, not an ill - ventilated stable, will usually put him 

 quite right in the course of a day or two. (See Liniments, 

 Prescriptions^ 



Sorrel. — The colour is seldom mentioned now, but in 

 bygone days it was commonly referred to. Sorrel is a pale 

 chestnut, with some hairs of more than one darker shade 

 mixed with it. The colour is frequently referred to as dun 

 nowadays, but it is incorrect to do so. 



Soundness. — It is extremely hard to draw a hard and fast 

 distinction between soundness and unsoundness, as in the first 



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