28 THE HORSE. 



throw another. While the sand-crack is in existence the 

 animal is Unsouxd. 



When cured, he maj' be warranted as sound; but so 

 long as the hoof is unsightly from the cure, it is a tem- 

 porary Blemish. 



Where any marks of the sand-crack still remain at the 

 time of the warranty being taken, in order to render the 

 seller more secure, it would be advisable to make this dis- 

 ease an exception. 



The horse is not returnable if one or more of these fis- 

 sures appear immediately after he becomes the property 

 of the purchaser, because he is considered sound until 

 they are formed. Dry, brittle, thin hoofs are the most 

 subject to this disease, particularly where the action is 

 high and the weather dry and sharp. Attention, with 

 slight stimulants, will do much to strengthen these lioofs, 

 and render them less subject to cracks. Should these 

 cracks be neglected till sand and dirt find their way 

 through the fissures, they become troublesome to lieal, 

 and are frequently the cause of permanent lameness. 



FALSE QUAETER. 



False quarter is a horizontal fissure in the inside quarter 

 of the hoof. What has been said of sand-crack, applies 

 in a o^reat measure to this also. Till a cure is effected, the 

 horse is Unsound. 



Tliin, weak hoofs are most subject to this, though 

 treading with one foot upon the other will produce it in 

 any feet. If the horse goes sound, and does not re({uire 

 particular treatment, he may be warranted as such. While 

 any mark remains, it must be regarded as a blemish; but 

 a blemish arising from a tread or accident on a good hoof 

 will probably not appear. 



