DISEASES OF THE LIMBS AND BONY STRUCTURE 

 Dr. J. F. DeVine, (joslieii, X. Y. 



Formerly State Veterinarian, Now 'S'ork State Department of Auriciiltiirf 



The horse, more than any other of 

 our domesticated animals, shares witli 

 his master the liability to accident and in- 

 jur! : ; incident to civilized life. Today 

 we find him under fire on the battle field ; 

 tomorrow he is exposed to mimberless 

 mishaps in the congested streets; even 

 in the rural districts he is not free from 

 dangers in giving service on hard roads 

 or tilling the soil to feed mankind. 

 The purpose of this article is to classify and suggest the care 

 and treatment of some of the most common accidents, injuries and 

 nnsonndnesses (either hereditary or accidental) that are met with 

 under ordinary conditions, with the hope of lessening the suf- 

 fering of man's faithful servant, and mitigating the torturing 

 quackery that still obtains in some communities. 



LAMENESS MAY COME FKOM IX.UKY OR HEREDITARY WEAKNESS 



The legs and feet of the horse are important organs, both in 

 his work of hatiling heavy loads and in rapidly conveying his 

 master from one place to another. As a consequence of this, it 

 is generally known that lameness is one of the most common ail- 

 ments of the horse. In some cases lameness or blemishes are 

 not intimately associated with ovei-work or abuse, the animal 

 being born with what is termed a hereditary predisposition. With 

 this predisposition blemishes and unsoundnesses develop from 

 very slight exciting causes. This is true with sidebones, com- 

 monly seen in the heavy horse, and it is equally true in some 

 cases with ringbones, spavins, curbs, navicular disease, etc. 



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