DISEASES INCIDENTAL TO HORSE-FLESH. 



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connection with the joint ; if it is below clearly and 

 seems to be tending down, from the joint, do not yet 



NATURAL POSITION OF FOOT, 

 WHEN RAISED. 



BADLY SPAVINED. 



BONE SPAVIN. 



be alarmed nor condemn the horse, but first remove his 

 shoes to let his heels down, and if he has heels on now, 

 have him shod flat hereafter, then shave the hair off the 

 part affected, and apply a 

 good strong blister once or 

 twice until the part is sensibly 

 affected by it ; then when it 

 has ceased to water and is dis- 

 posed to heal, encourage it by 

 washing with Castile soap and 

 water and anointing with 

 sweet oil. It is just possible 

 that when healed the soreness 



may be removed, and he may THE MANNER IN WHICH TO FEEL FOR 



never lame again from that 



cause, and you may save for yourself a useful animal. If, 

 on the contrary, the excrescence is directly on the joint, 

 grown over it so as positively to stiffen it, there is not 

 much chance of his ever getting well ; true, lie may only 

 be stiffened and lame for a mile or two, after that, being 



