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Wounds or bruises of the coronet are known by the general 

 name of treads, because -they come usually from being stepped 

 on. Treads are dangerous when they affect the extensor tendon, 

 or when they injure the joint between the coffin-bone and the 

 coronary-bone. A tread must be kept^very clean, and infection 



must be very 

 c[a r e f u 1 1 y 

 guar d e d 

 against by the 

 use of antisep- 

 t i c dressings 

 - as iodoform, 

 calomel, o r 

 car b o 1 i z e d 

 vaseline. 



If the tread 

 is serious 

 enough to de- 

 stroy part of 

 the coronary 

 band, the 

 part of the 

 hoof that was 

 supplied b y 

 the destroyed 

 part fills in, in 

 an irregular 

 way, from the 

 sides and from beneath, and a malformation called false quarter 

 results. 



A puncture is a wound to the foot, caused by a nail or 

 other sharp object being driven into the sensitive parts of the foot. 

 Any infection within the rim of the hoof, resulting in sup- 

 puration, forms an abscess that cannot drain downward. As 



QUITTCR 

 FALSE QUART 



Figure 87. — Quittor and False Quarter. 



