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the result of driving on citj' pavements, the repeated 

 concussion setting up a chronic inflammation. 



The symptoms are not so marked as in the acute 

 form. The horse places the feet well forward in stand- 

 ing, or shifts the weight from one foot to the other. In 

 obstinate cases, the outline of the front of the hoof is 

 concave instead of straight and the hoof is marked by 

 circular rings of horn. The hoof is hard and dry, and 

 the heels are likely to be contracted. 



Treatment for chronic laminitis is rarely verj^ satis- 

 factory as far as a cure is concerned, but it will often 

 give much relief. If possible, the horse should be 

 placed in a clay stall, or the feet may be soaked in a 

 tub for two hours twice daily, wiped dry and oiled with 

 the following hoof- dressing: 



Turpentine 1 ounce 



Pine tar 1 ounce 



Beeswax 2 ounces 



Fish oil 4 ounces 



Melt together, and apply twice daily with a brush to 

 all parts of the foot. In the absence of the hoof- dressing 

 any good oil or glycerine may be used. Horses that are 

 foot -sore or tender can be benefited by shoeing with 

 broad webbed bar shoes, with rubber heel pads beneath 

 to lessen the jar. Light blisters applied to the coronets 

 (top of the hoof) once in four weeks may be beneficial. 



COFFIN -JOINT LAMENESS 



This disease is also called "navicular disease" and 

 "navicular arthritis." It is an inflammation of the 



