TREATMENT TOE CONTRACTED TENDON 



Apply Save-the-Horse Treatment over the tendons at back of leg from 

 the knee or hock downward and over sides of the ankle joint and pastern to 

 the foot as directed on bottle. 



The horse may be worked as usual. 



When tendons are contracted support is necessaty, which may 

 be accomplished by removing the toe calk and raising heel calks to 

 i or I inch high and allowing horse to wear these away gradually. 

 Have the shoe reset at intervals of three weeks if possible. 



RUPTURED TENDON 



Any degree of injury from a slight laceration tip to an absolute 

 tear right across, usually goes by the common name of "Ruptured" 

 tendon. "Ruptured Tendon" is commonly termed "Breaking-Down," 

 among horsemen. It usually takes place at the back of the leg at or 

 below the fetlock. When such a rupture or "breaking-down" takes 

 place the lameness comes on suddenly and is most intense; the fetlock 

 descends, the toe turns up ; attempting to walk the leg has the appear- 

 ance of being broken off at the fetlock. 



Unless the fetlock does descend in the manner explained it is not 

 a complete rupture of either the ligament or tendon. 



TREATMENT FOR RUPTURED TENDON 



A complete rupture of the tendon is of rare 

 occurrence. It is the race horse that is usually 

 affected. 



When an injury of the tendon is so severe as 

 to completely rupture or cause a sinking or drop- 

 ing of the ankle, treatment should consist of shoe 

 and brace like illustration here shown. The brace 

 to be shaped so as to put the foot in normal posi- 

 tion and hold it in position until the tendon is 

 united. It is usually necessary to keep the animal 

 in a standing position by slings or otherwise for 

 at least three weeks; at the end of this time the 

 brace may be removed, but the patient should 

 not be allowed to exercise for some time after re- 

 moving the brace. That portion of the brace 

 which fits around the leg must be very heavily 

 padded with cotton and closely watched as too 

 great pressure at one point will retard circulation 

 and cause a sore that will necessitate the removal of the brace. 



If the skin is unbroken and the swelling great, the swelling and 

 inflammation should be reduced by bathing for 5 minutes with cold 

 waur followed by Save-the-Horse Treatment once a dav. If the skin 

 is broken, hot water may be used and Save the-Horse Antisepric Towder 

 used once daily. 



