262 Of a CURB and 



cautery made like a fieam, under the di- 

 redlion ot a f]<ilful hand, may be applied 

 with lefs danger of injuring either ten- 

 dons or ligaments. After the fubftance 

 cf the fwelling has been properly pene- 

 trated by the inftrument, it mull be kept 

 running by the precipitate medicine, or 

 mild bliflering ointment. Where the 

 fpavin lies not deep in tht joint, and the 

 bliifering method will not fucceed, the 

 fwelling may be fafely fired with a thin 

 iron forced pretty deep into the fubflance, 

 and then llriould be drefled, as is above 

 diredled. 



CHAP. XXIX. 

 0/^CURB ^nd RING-BONE^ 



AS a fpavin rifes among the bones 

 on the forepart of the hock, fo a 

 ^tfciibed. curb takes its origin from the jundlures 

 of the fame bones, and rifes on the hind 

 part, forming a pretty large tumour over 

 the back prut of the hind leg, attended 

 with fliffnefs, and fometimes with pain 

 and lamenefs^ 



I A curb 



