240 SAND-CEACKS, AND FALSE QUAUTEHS. 



and hoof, both thin and wide, then take a firing- 

 iron, and moderately heat it; afterwards fire a 

 line straight across the cleft, between the hair and 

 the hoof. Dress it in the same manner as for the 

 false quarter. 



A false quarter is, when one part of the hoof is 

 destroyed by some long-continued quitter, that has 

 been badly managed; which renders the quarter 

 useless and the horse frequently lame. The fol- 

 lowing method of treatment will be found most 

 effectual in the cure of such cases. 



First, rasp the quarter that is so affected quite 

 thin, from the coronet to the bottom of the foot ; 

 then take a firing-iron moderately heated, fire a 

 straight line exactly between the hair and hoof, or 

 if a little more inclining on the hoof, it will be the 

 better. Begin at the corner of the heel, and go 

 forward for half an inch, or an inch upon the 

 sound part of the foot; fire it sufficiently deep 

 through the ligament which unites the hoof with 

 the coronet. This being done, dress the part with 

 the digestive ointment (No. 121, p. 159), and re- 

 peat the dressings once a day for eight or ten days 

 until the wound discharges a proper quantity of 

 matter, after which dress it regularly once a day, 

 until well, with the mixture (No. 172, p. 238). 



