396 A TREATISE ON HORSE-BREEDING. 



Cartwright recommends to make free incisions round the 

 hip joints and tear through the muscles when they cannot 

 be cut; then with cords round the pelvic bones and hooks 

 inserted in the openings in the floor of the pelvis to drag out 

 the pelvic bones; then put cords around the heads of the 

 thigh-bones and extract them; then remove the intestines; 

 and finally, by means of the loose, detached skin, draw out 

 the body with the remainder of the hind limbs bent forward 

 beneath it. 



Reuff cuts his way into the pelvis of the foal, and with a 

 knife separates the pelvic bones from the loins, then skin- 

 ning the quarter draws out these pelvic bones by means of 

 ropes and hooks, and along with them the hind limbs. 



The hind limbs having been removed by one or the other 

 of these procedures the loose skin detached from the pelvis 

 is used as a means of traction and delivery is effected. If it 

 has been a monstrosity with extra hind limbs it may be pos- 

 sible to bring these up into the passage and utilize them for 

 traction. 



Removal of the abdominal viscera. In case wh,ere the belly 

 is unduly large, from decomposition, tumors, or otherwise, 

 it may be needful to lay it open with the knife and cut or 

 tear out the contents. 



Semoval of the thoracic viscera. To diminish the bulk of 

 the chest it has been found advisable to cut out the breast- 

 bone, remove the heart and lungs, and allow the ribs to col- 

 lapse with the lower free ends overlapping each other. 



Dissection of the trunk. In case it becomes necessary to re- 

 move other portions of the trunk the general rule should be 

 followed of preserving the skin so that all manipulations can 

 be made inside this as a protector, that it may remain avail- 

 able as a means of exercising traction on the remaining parts 

 of the body and as a covering to protect the vaginal walls 

 against injuries from bones while such part is passing. 



FLOODING BLEEDING FROM THE WOMB. 



This is rare in the mare, but not unknown, in connection 

 with a failure of the womb to contract on itself after parturi- 

 tion, or with eversion of the womb (casting the withers) and 



