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and cause lameness. The consequences of sore shins are quite serious 

 as they often render the colt unable to go on with his training. The in- 

 flammation is often followed by an ossification of the effusion that is 

 thrown out and gives the leg the appearance of having patches of 

 bone plastered over the shins under the skin. 



Causes. — Too much galloping when the bones are soft and young, and 

 the soreness is often, aggravated by too much rubbing when coming 

 in from exercise. The bones should never be rubbed hard nor very 

 much, but the tendons on the back of the legs may have all the rubbing they 

 can get. Sore spots on the legs are often produced by bruises, kicks 

 from the toes of stable boys' boots, kicks from other horses, etc. These 

 last named causes are often followed by bony enlargements on any part 

 of the legs, or the enlargements may come directly on a joint, when very 

 serious results may follow. 



How to know it. — Soreness forward, shown by a short, stiff, stilted 

 gait ; if more in one leg than the other there will be lameness. There is 

 soreness to the touch, more or less swelling all over the surface of the 

 shin bones, or at any point of injury when it is the result of accident. 

 The swelling is soft at first and spungy, but in a few days becomes quite 

 hard and has the feeling of bone. The soreness may extend over the 

 whole surface, or it may be confined to that part near the joints, espec- 

 ially the fetlock and pastern. The animal is inclined to knuckle at the 

 fetlock, and go over on the knees. 



What to do. Give absolute rest ; remove the shoes ; foment the legs 

 with hot water for half an hour at a time three times a day, and follow 

 the hot water each time with the lotion. No. 12, and bandage loosely, wet- 

 ting the bandages and legs with lotion No. 27, as follows : 



No. 27. 1 Ounce tincture arnica, 



1 Ounce tincture opium, 

 Water to make one pint, 

 Mix. 



Continue this treatment till all soreness is gone, then, if necessary, apply 

 a little of the blister. No. 10, rubbed in once a day till pretty well blis- 

 tered, then grease once a day till healed, and repeat. 



In mild cases, where the first symptoms are shown, frequent bathing, 

 say three times a day, with lotion No. 27, and loose bandaging, will pre- 

 vent its full development, especially if rest is given. In bad cases the 

 rest needs to be prolonged to several months. The same rules and 

 recipes will apply when enlargements come on the bones from kicks and 

 other bruises. The firing iron may be drawn over the spot when near or 

 on a joint, if other and milder measures fail. 



