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AMERICAN FARMER'S HORSE BOOK. 



or a bruise, may bring back the old 

 trouble at any time. 



BROKEN HOCK. 



The cap of the hock forming the 

 outer part of the joint is much 

 exposed to injury. It is occasionally 

 broken through some extraordinary vi- 

 olence. 



TREATMENT. 



For this there is no treatment but to 

 let the horse rest until the bone knits 

 again. Use the corrosive liniment to 

 remove soreness 



EXPLANATION OF THE CUT. 



The cut represents some of the prin- 

 cipal causes of lameness in the fore-legs. 



a Enlargement of the joint of the elbow. 



b " Tying-in " of the leg below the knee. 



c The most frequent situation of splint. 



d An aggravated case of the enlargement ac- 

 companying sprain of the back sinews. 



e The situation of wind-galls. 



/ The first appearance of ring-bone. 



g The situation of sand-crack in the fore-leg. 

 (See Chap. IV.) 



h The situation of what veterinarians call mal- 

 lenders. 



RING-BONE. 



The coffin-bone, so-called, is properly 

 the bone of the foot, occupying the space 

 within the hoof (whence its name, the 

 hoof being its coffin). With the suspen- 

 sory ligament that surrounds it, and the 

 horny substance of the hoof, it composes 

 the foot. At its upper end, which is on a 

 level with the top of the hoof, is the lower joint of the leg. 



