DISEASES OF THE FEET, ETC. 



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affected. If you have the horse, and value him very 

 highly as an old friend, try to cure him; if no particular 

 attachment, part with him at any price. 



5th. Quarter Crack and Contraction. This is a separa- 

 tion of the laminae of the hoof, causing a crack in the 

 front foot, the inner quarter generally, commencing at the 

 hair and running down ; and if notice is 

 not taken of it, and the horse allowed 

 to work until he becomes dead lame, 

 his usefulness will be lost for six months 

 or more. It is very easily cured if 

 taken when first discovered: drive 

 a very sharp three-fourth-inch chisel 

 right into the flesh when the hoof 

 pains it, say one-eighth of an inch in ; 

 do it quickly; it will bleed pretty freely; and when dry 

 cover with a rag to assist in bracing the cut up, as his 

 weight will force it together and it will soon heal. Keep 

 him in his stall, with feet well stuffed with fresh cow- 

 droppings every day ; do not have him moved' at all ; 



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 side of the fo 



A PARTIAL QUARTER SANDCRACK 

 DRESSED AND SHOD. 



THE METHODS OF ERADICATING A SAND- 

 CRACK : EITHER THE SEMICIRCULAR OR 

 THE ANGULAR LINES ARE EQUALLY EF- 



carry everything to him until healed. His food in the 

 mean time should be of the most cooling kind but plenti- 

 ful, either grass or carrots or hay, but positively either 

 grass or carrots if to be had ; salt and water as much as 

 he wants. Keep shoes on cracked foot all this time, all 

 the others take off and stuff same as this one, at least the 



