160 THE HOESE AND ITS DISEASES. 



Windgalls. 



Causes. — These most commonly proceed from im- 

 moderate labor, working horses too young, or allowing 

 them to stand too much on uneven floors, thereby 

 causing the fetlock joints to remain too long on a stretch, 

 instead of being in a state of relaxation. 



SymjDtoms. — These usually arise in small puffy 

 swellings, or enlargements, immediately above the 

 fetlock joints, and appear in both the fore and hind logs ; 

 they are not, however, confined to these parts, but 

 sometimes are met with in the hocks, near the knees, 

 and in other places ; existing in most cases, without any 

 degree of pain. 



Cure. — In slight cases, washes of strong astringents 

 may be found sufficient to remove them, such as the 

 following : — 



Sal Ammoniac 1 ounce. 



Sugar of Lead 1 ,, 



OakEark 4 ,, 



Vinegar 1 quart. 



Put into tivo gallons of water and boiled to tico quarts. 



The bandage to be put on tight, and kept we I all day, 

 and taken off at night. 



If the above treatment will not do, the horse must 

 be fired or blistered. 



Splints. 



Cause. — The splint generally attacks young horses, 

 especially the fore-legs, and may arise from their being 

 more exposed to concussion, the weight of the body 

 being thrown upon them during progression. 



Symptoms. — This disease is general^ apparent on the 

 side of the shank bone, sometimes in the middle, atid 

 sometimes just below the knee. An enlargement of the 

 bone will frequently take place. It is sometimes 

 situated under a ligament or tendon, and very often 



