16o THE HORSE AND ITS DISEASES. 



as he moves along, so tbat he is apt to come down on 

 any uneven place on the road, and will be constantly 

 stumbling witb the smallest irregularity of surface. 



Remedies. — Many have seen the inventions to prevent 

 and retard the progress of this disease ; the medical 

 remedy should not be intrusted to any but professional 

 horse doctors, because the chief thing to be done is to 

 remove the inflammation which exists, and this is best 

 effected by local bleeding, and doses of physic ; the sole 

 should be pared as much as it will bear, the quarters 

 should then be deeply rasped, taking care not to pene- 

 trate so deep as the caronery ring. The toe ought next 

 to be rasped and shortened, and likewise scored. Wet 

 clay ought to be so placed in the stall that the horse will 

 stand in it all day, and at night a plentiful supply of 

 wet clothes should be tied round the foot. When shod, 

 have no nails driven in the inside quarter of the shoe. 



Tread, or Over-reach. 



This is nearly connected with tahe qunrter, and 

 (•ompT^'hond« wounds and bruises of the caronet, usually 

 the (^tfeets of the horse setting one foot upon the othei-, 

 whic]^ frpqiiently happens in the hiiid-f(^(^t, also, by the 

 liind-foet over-r(^aphing the heel when in rapid motion, 

 and wounding it. 



Ilemedies. —Although this is not in general a very 

 serious injury, yet it should be immediately and carefully 

 attended to ; the first thing is to wash out the sand or 

 dirt which may have got into the wound, and dry the 

 feet thoroughly with a cloth, after which a pledget of 

 tow wutted with friars balsam, should be firmly bound 

 over the wound, which usually proves a speedy cure. 

 Ignorant quacks are in tlio habit of applying caustic to 

 wounds of the feet ; this should on no account be per^ 

 mitted, as it is very apt to injure the coronary ligament 

 so as to rtinder it incapable of afterwards secreting 

 healthy horn. 



