184 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 



CHAPTEK IX. 

 DISEASES OF THE FOOT. 



The foot of the horse is subject to numerous severe 

 diseases, and, indeed, this is not to be wondered at, when 

 it is considered that the foot has to bear all the weight 

 and concussion of the whole frame on hard and un- 

 yielding roads, at all kinds of paces. They have, too, 

 to withstand the injurious effects of bad shoeing, in 

 addition to which, they are frequently defective in 

 formation naturally. 



The effects of standing throughout the day in the 

 stable, whereby the vessels of the feet — which are not 

 furnished with valves — become inactive and well-nigh 

 congested, are very injurious, and very frequently lay 

 the seeds of acute diseases. 



CORNS. 



Corns are the result of pressure on the sole of the 

 foot, whereby the blood-vessels are ruptured, giving 

 rise to a morbid secretion, which, if allowed to continue, 

 will render the corn well-nigh incurable. 



The treatment will consist in removing the pressure 

 and stimulating the sole to secrete a healthy deposit of 



