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A ring- The ring-bone is a hard fwelling on the 

 ^°!f , ^^' kwer part of the paftern, which gene- 

 rally reaches halfway round the fore-part 

 thereof, and from its refcmblance to a 

 ring, has its denomination. It often a- 

 rifes from drains, i^c. and when behind, 

 from putting young horfes too early upon 

 their haunches \ for in that attitude a 

 horfe throws his whole weight as much, 

 if not more, upon his pafterns, than on 

 his hocks. 



The?r dif- 

 ference. When it appears diflindlly round the 



paftern, and does not run downwards 

 toward the coronet, fo as to affecfl the * 

 coffin-joint, it is eafily cured-, but ific 

 takes Its origin from Ibme flrain or de- 

 fed; in the joint originally, or if a cal- 

 lofuy is found under the round ligament 

 that covers that joint, the cure is gene- 

 rally dubious, and fometimes impradti- 

 cable ; as it is apt to turn to a quittor, 

 and in the end to form an ulcer upon the 

 hoo^ 



The ring-bones that appear on colts ^"-'^'' 



and young horfes, will often infenfibly 



wear off of themfelves without the help 



of Bny application ; but when the fub- 



ftance remains, there needs no other 



remedy 



