DESCEIPTION OF THE MOST COMMON 

 BLEMISHES ON THE LEGS. 



BLEMISHES ON THE FORE LEGS. Fig. IL 



Sj'linlfi (ii) ave bony tumors fouiicl on the inner 

 splintboiie, running down on the inner side of the 

 cannoubono and are oi-casioned b}- violent blows or 

 other injuries, sometimes causing lameness, if so 

 close to the knee as to interfere with the action of 

 that joint, or, so far back as to touch the back 

 sinews. If located on the middle of the bone they 

 are of no conseijuence. They will generally yield to 

 blistering or puncturing. The tendency to splint is 

 greath' increased by the practice of some black- 

 smiths of raising the outer heel of the shoe con- 

 siderably, thereby throwing the weight of the horse 

 more ou the inner splintbone. 



Tied in Moio the knee (b) is a serious defect, inter- 

 fering with endurance end speed. Such horses 

 are not fit for fast or long work as the result would 

 be a serious sprain of the back sinews. The leg is 

 insufficient in depth right under the knee. 



Sprain of the Back Sinetcs (c) is an inflammation of 

 the sheath of the back sinews, the result of wrench 



