HUNTERS 



if the hocks are not of good conformation the 

 writer would not recommend the purchase of 

 such a horse. Regarding the causes of curb, it 

 maybe inferred that it is commonly the result of 

 a sprain, of either the ligamentous, or tendinous, 

 structures at the back of the hock. Rest, 

 blistering, firing, or a combination of these 

 methods, constitute the usual treatment for 

 curb. Concerning heredity in the production 

 of curb, this can only be explicable on the 

 ground of the conformation of the hock, as 

 previously described. 



THORO-PIN 



Thoro-pin or "thro'pin," as the name 

 implies, is a swelling that can be pressed 

 through, or from one side to the other, and 

 is situated at the upper and back part of the 

 hock, just at the junction of the second thigh 

 with the latter. Lying immediately above 

 the point of the hock, and on either side of 

 it, are depressions, which if the seat of thoro- 

 pin, can by pressure, either at the inner or 



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