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hoof, is a very useful thing, the whole secret of success 

 being to prevent motion of the parts. This done, growth 

 of the horn should be stimulated by the application of 

 vesicants, etc., to the coronet, and the crack will soon 

 disappear. 



CAULKS, OR TREADS. 



Injuries of this description are very common, espe- 

 cially during the winter season, when shoes with high 

 and sharp heels and toes are used. A tread, or caulk, is 

 caused by the heel of the shoe, the animal inflicting the 

 injury upon himself, or, in case two animals are being 

 driven together, one may inflict the injury upon the 

 other. These wounds may be very serious, or may be 

 of a very trivial character. One of the latter kind, however, 

 may, by neglect, develop until it becomes very serious, 

 and produce great trouble, perhaps permanent injury, to 

 the animal. Occasionally haemorrhage of an alarming charac- 

 ter results, horses sometimes bleeding for twenty-four hours, 

 and becoming much weakened. Haemorrhage in this re- 

 gion is best checked by a compress applied over a pledget 

 of tow, and the whole secured in place by means of a 

 bandage. Pressure around the fetlock will often check the 

 flow of blood. The compress should be retained in place for 

 twenty- four hours, or longer, as in exceptional cases haemor- 

 rhage will recur after the compresses have been allowed to 

 remain for eight or ten hours and then removed. A careful 

 examination should always be made as to the condition of 

 the parts. If the lateral cartilages are not injured, the case 

 will usually be easy and very satisfactory to treat ; if they 

 have sustained any injuiy, it constitutes a more serious con- 

 dition, and a cure will be in many cases difficult to bring 

 about. All loose or hanging pieces of skin siiould be de- 

 tached, any dirt, hair, or other foreign body that may 

 have been forced into the wound should be carefully re- 



