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count for many cases of "heaves," "short-breath," &c. ? 

 Such a case would not be amenable to any treatment, unless 

 taken in hand early and with a clear conception of the ap- 

 proaching malady. 



Ringhone derives its name from the peculiar form which 

 this morbid growth of bone assumes when it attacks the pas- 

 tern joint ; a well marked example of which will be seen in 



iMffure 3. 



Ringbone. 



the plate at Figure 3. The incidental causes of ringbone are 

 very numerous. Almost any injury received upon the pastern 

 bone may give rise to a more or less aggravated form of this 

 disease, if not promptly attended to, with perfect rest secured 

 for the animal. Such cases should be freely treated with 



Figure 3. — Ringbone; a, upi?er pastern; h, lower pastern; c, coffin bone. 



