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Injured Knee 36 



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 The following list contains the more important 



of the common injuries that a colt is likely to sus- 

 tain in training, and the suggestions given are in- 

 tended largely as a first aid until more expert ad- 

 vice can be obtained, particularly if the injury is a 

 severe one. 



Bruised knee. — In training a colt the knees are 

 very much exposed to injury, particularly if the 

 double or single safety (p. 208) is used. It is there- 

 fore very important that knee-pads be provided 

 whenever the safety rope is attached, though even 

 then the knee may be bruised in case the fall is a 

 severe one. The injury may vary in extent from 

 a mere scratch to a serious fracture of the bones; 

 in any case it should receive immediate attention, 

 as a slight bruise, if not cared for, may result in a 

 permanent enlargement of the knee-joint, which is 

 often exceedingly difficult to reduce, sometimes 

 necessitating blistering and firing. In case the knee 

 is simply bruised, bathe it freely with warm water 

 night and morning, then put on a muslin bandage 

 which has been soaked in a liniment composed of 

 two ounces of tincture of arnica to a pint of cold 

 water. 



Broken knee. — This term is variously applied 

 to injuries in which the skin is slightly abraded or 

 broken, to others in which the tendons and sheaths, 

 the ligaments and even the bones may be involved. 

 If the skin is simply abraded, the hair scraped off 



