DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 'Zl'S 



7 — Salivarij fistula ; a fistulous opening into the duct that conveys the 

 saliva from the parotid gland to the mouth. 



8 — Large, long, drooping ear. Some horses have ears so large that 

 they droop from their own weight. 



9 — Small short ear, sonivjlimes called "Hare Ear." 



10 — Poll evil; a running sore on the back of the neck, originating in 

 a boil, or from striking the poll a hard blow, as on a low ceiling, etc. 



11 — Itch or Mange; itchy skin diseases, causing the animal to rub him- 

 self, oftentimes till the hair and mane are all rubbed off. 



12 — Ewe neck; the neck appears to be put on wrong side up; instead 

 of curving upward and forming a handsome crest, it curves downward. 



13 — Bony tumor, caused by a blow on the jaw bone, from striking 

 against ihe manger or other hard body. 



14 — Goitre; the common name for an enlarged thyroid gland. 



15 — Enlarged jugular vein, following bleeding, when badly done. 



16 — Swelling of parotid gland, from a bruise or undue compression. 



17 — Fistula from imj^roper bleeding: the wound fails to heal. 



18 — Farcy buds on I he neck. 



19 — Abscess on breast, from truise from a collar, or other contusion. 



20 — Swelling of ike lymphatic glands of the l)reast. 



21— Fistulous withers; a chronic discharge following the formation of 

 an abscess, caused by a bruise. 



22 — Sway back; c. back unusually hollow. 



23 — Saddle gall, fonnir.g a sitfast when chronic. 



24 — Eel back; a rough unt^vsn outline over the croup, 



25 — Drooping rump — an extrsme case. 



26 — Coarse, j^^inted hip, one liable to be knocked down. 



27 — Atrophy of the muscles, from disease or a bruise, or else from 

 Jong standing lameness, allowing wasting to take place from disuse. 



28 — Rat-tail; hair off from disease of the skin of the tail. If it 

 drops out badly once, it seldom returns. 



29 — Thickened tendons (involving also (heir sheaths), at the back of 

 the leg, from sprains, and causing severe lameness. 



30 — Splint; a bony tumor, the ossification of an L'flusion thrown out 

 between the cannon and splint bones. 



31 — Gall on fetlock joint, from Interfering. 



32 — Enlarged fetlock joi d, from neglected or ill-treated sprain, etc. 



33 — Malformed pastern, which is too long and low; from this faulty 

 confornia'ion, the fetlock is liable to come too low, inducing sprains. 



34 — Ridge in the hoof. Any ridge or wrinkle in the hoof indicates 

 ihe existence of fever in the coronet at some previous time. 



35 — Ox foot; a foot resembling that of an ox, either as a natural 

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