SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



capped elbow — and the inner side of it 

 for scarring after median neurotomy. 

 When the carpus is reached, the joint 

 should be flexed by grasping the fore- 

 arm and cannon. The hoof should be 

 capable of being brought almost up to 

 the point of the elbow. Psoriasis fre- 

 quently appears in the bend of the knee. 

 Whilst the leg is off the ground, 

 thoroughly manipulate the top (carpo- 

 metacarpus) of the metacarpal bones 

 for " knee splints." These are easily 

 overlooked unless the fingers are well 

 pushed under the tendons. (The prefix 

 " incipient " is sometimes applied to a 

 splint when in the formative stage.) 

 Scarring also results after the removal 

 of a splint. 



Sprain of the check ligament may 

 be found, also thoropin of the knee. 

 Examine the channel formed by the 

 metacarpals for splint over its whole 

 length, for old or recent sprains of the 



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