284 SAND-CRACKS AND FALSE QUARTERS. 



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Treatment and Cure of a False Quarter. 



has been badly managed ; which renders the 

 quarter useless, and the horse frequently lame. 

 The following method of treatment will be found 

 most effectual in the cure of such cases. 



First, rasp the quarter that is so affected quite 

 thin, from the coronet to the bottom of the foot ; 

 then take a firing-ii;on moderately heated, fire a 

 straight line exactly between the hair and hoof, or 

 if a little more inclining on the hoof, it will be tliQ 

 better. Begin at the corner of the heel, and go 

 forward for half an inch, or an inch, upon the 

 sound part of the foot ; fire it sufficiently deep 

 through the ligament which unites the hoof with 

 the coronet. This being done, dress the part 

 with the digestive ointment (No. 131, p. 182), 

 and repeat the dressings once a day for eight or ten 

 days, until the wound discharges a proper quan- 

 tity of matter, after which dress it regularly once 

 a day, until well, with mixture (No. 172, p. 280). 



This operation always answers the best whea 



