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ElG. 7o. HIND LEG, SHOWING CUKB. 



Fig. 74. leg with curb ban- 

 dages AND FOOT shod. 



the body (see p. 200, Fig. 94), the result of a bent or cycle hind 

 leg formation. In these cases use four calkin shoe (p. 213, Fig. 

 101). The heel calkins should stand higer than the toe cal- 

 kins, thus placing the foot further back, and the changed posi- 

 tion, together with the elevated heel, will support the leg and 

 relieve the strain upon the affected weak joint. Bathe the 

 curb frequently in warm water, almost hot, and bandage in four 

 or five thicknesses (Fig. 74). After the inflammation has sub- 

 sided, apply liniment described in Recipe 3, page 294, for a 



