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hardened in this disease. It is very com- 

 mon in shire and other heavy horses, 

 though it is occasionally present in road- 

 sters, etc., and a frequent cause of lameness. 

 The plates loose their elasticity, thus pre- 

 vent expansion of the soft structures at the 

 back of the foot. 



Capped Hock. 



The point or points of the hock or hocks 

 are, from their position, very liable to be 

 bruised and if this is repeated, marked 

 capping results, in which case the injured 

 part is not usually the seat of much heat 

 or pain, but a capped hock resulting from 

 a single and severe tap upon it, is often 

 acutely inflamed, denoted by increased 

 heat, swellino-, and tenderness when mani- 

 pulated. 



Kicking in harness, on board ship, in the 

 stable, and during lying and rising, are the 



