98 CAKE AND TRAINING OF TROTTERS AND PACERS. 



intact and filled up with the natural growth of 

 horn that nature provided, it will become almost 

 impossible for the seat of the trouble to become 

 infected. In case of thrush one must not go to 

 extremes in an endeavor to cure it, and cut away 

 the bars and frog. One must try and save all of 

 the frog that is not infected, consequently only the 

 ragged edges should be removed, for, by carving 

 out the healthy portions of the frog or bars, we 

 only invite future trouble, in the form of contrac- 

 tion. In the majority of cases the knife is entirely 

 unnecessary, but a good washing out with warm 

 water, to which a good antiseptic solution has 

 been added, will remove the trouble. After this, 

 the foot must be thoroughly dried, generally it will 

 dry out naturally in a few^ minutes. Then the 

 parts involved, the cleft of the frog and sur- 

 rounding bars, must be packed with some good 

 antiseptic powder; it is a good plan to force some 

 cotton or oakum into the crevices to hold the 

 powder in place. Several treatments of this kind 

 generally suffice to cure the most stubborn case of 

 thrush. But, as in all other afflictions that horse 

 flesh falls heir to, an ounce of prevention is worth 

 a pound of cure. 



Care in Dressing Hind Feet. 

 In dressing the hind feet, it is, as a rule, advis- 

 able to keep the toes short and well rounded ofT, 

 but the conformation must never be lost sight of. 

 If there is the slightest sign of curby hocks, we 



