CAUSES OF UNSOUNDNESS. in 



not only occurs in acute cases of " founder " affect- 

 ing the feet, but also in what is known as a sub- 

 acute attack, which leads to pretty much the same 

 condition. Dropped, or flat soles, constitute un- 

 soundness, and rightly so, because they predispose 

 to injury. A horse that has been foundered goes 

 upon its heels, and repeated attacks lead to the 

 formation of rings upon the wall of the hoof. The 

 fore feet are more frequently affected than the 

 hind ones. The term " pumiced " foot is often 

 applied to a hoof that has become altered in its 

 shape (dropped wall) through an attack of founder. 



Quittor. 



The term '' quittor" is applied when there is one 

 or more suppurating points at the coronet, and it 

 is necessary for anyone purchasing not to be led 

 astray by the presence of a small scar in this region 

 after it is healed, because it frequently happens 

 that the injury breaks out again and again. 

 Although a bruise may act as an occasional cause, 

 quittor is generally due to the foot having been 

 pricked during shoeing, or it may be through a 

 '^ picked up " nail ; less frequently it is the result of 

 a suppurating corn. Let us suppose that a person 

 buys a horse with a general warranty of soundness, 



