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extending iialf way down the wall. When permit- 

 ted to increase, it generally terminates in an ulcer, 

 which, if not prevented, will ultimately destroy the 

 cartilages and bones of the foot. When the ulcer, 

 or Quittor, deforms the hoof, so as to render one 

 part higher than the other, it is called a liaise Quar- 

 ter. When a running fluid escapes through the 

 cleft of the frogs and lieels, the disease is called a 

 Running Thrush. An old, neglected, and invete- 

 rate sand-crack, which penetrates betv/een the horny 

 and fleshy soles of the foot, is termed a Canker. 



Causes. — This disease may arise from a variety of 

 causes, particularly from bad shoeing, treads, over- 

 reaches, wet pastures, or a faulty conformation of 

 the foot. 



. Cure. — Cut away, dov^^n to the quick, that part of 

 the hoof that is cracked, and dress it with a pledget 

 of tow dipped in tar, which secure by a piece of 

 tape ; and if the crack reaches to the bottom of the 

 foot, a bar-slioe may be useful, in preventing the 

 quarter from springing. A blister round the cornet 

 will also be serviceable. 



A quilt or can only be cured by cleaning the ulcer 

 thoroughly. Mr. Lawrence recommends a tent to 

 be introduced in the following manner : — ' Take a 

 small piece of thin India paper, spread some butter 

 or lard over it, then sprinkle about ten grains of 

 corrosive sublimate, finely powdered, over the sur- 

 face of the paper, and roll it up into as thin a roll as 

 possible, and introduce it into the quittor as far as it 

 will go. The horse's head should then be tied up 

 for a few hours, to prevent him from rubbing it 

 with his mouth, and the tent should be left within 

 the ulcer for three or four days, at the expiration of 

 which time it may be taken out, and the diseased 

 part will follow it ; after Vi'hich it becomes a simple 

 wound, and requires nothing more than to be kept 

 clean, and defended from the air by a bandage 

 round it*' 



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