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by two screws, will often be all that is required, and the horse 

 may be kept at work ; but in quarter-crack it is unsafe to use 

 the animal, particularly if it extends through to the soft parts. 

 If the frog is in a healthy condition, which is rarely the case, 

 a bar shoe, eased at the quarter, will be found beneficial. 



SOLE BEUISE AND GRAVEL. 



Accidents frequently occur to the feet of horses from their 

 striking them forcibly upon stones and other hard substances. 

 Pressure of the shoe upon the sole is the occasional cause of 

 bruises of that part of the foot ; and tender heels more fre- 

 quently arise from bruises than from any other cause. 



For treatment, if pus is secreted within the hoof — which 

 may be discovered by the acute pain caused by a light tap of 

 & hammer on that part of the hoof under which the matter is 

 situated — the hoof must be cut through, that the matter may 

 escape, as it will gradually work its way upward and make its 

 appearance at the top of the hoof, thus rendering the treat- 

 ment more difficnlt. After the matter escapes through the 

 opening so made, throw in an injection of sulphate of zinc in 

 solution, one drachm to a pint of water. For the treatment 

 will be the same as recommended in quitter. Gravel some- 

 times works into these wounds, which must always be removed, 

 and the parts carefully washed. 



PRICKING. 



This is an accident of too frequent occurrence, and happens 

 in various ways, as by treading upon sharp bodies, such as 

 broken glass, nails, etc., etc. It occurs more frequently, how- 



