512 WIND GALLS, BOG SPAVINS AND THOROUGH PINS. 



to thorouglily disappear during the time of the patient being 

 allowed a long run at grass. 



In all cases, then, of chronic enlargement of the bursas, 

 associated with lameness or stiffness, I strongly recommend, 

 when practicable, to allow every animal so affected a winter's 

 run at grass. The cold air, and the freedom from all exertion 

 beyond what is voluntary, on the part of the patient, will tend, 

 perhaps more than any other measure, to cure Bog Spavins, 

 "Wind Galls, and Thorough Pins. 



The best palliatives, in general, are — cold water bandages ; 

 pressure to the distended bursse, by means of rolls made of linen 

 or wash-leather ; and Arnica Lotion. For directions as to the 

 preparation and mode of applying these rolls, see page 473 ; 

 and with regard to the Arnica Lotion, see page 468. 



CURB. 



"What is a Curb ? and how can it be cured ? are questions 

 frequently asked by gentlemen owning horses. 



The seat of a Curb, and its appearance when in existence, 

 are matters well known to most individuals familiar with 

 horses. 



Spavin is a disease which occasionally affects the bones of 

 the hock ; Curb is a disease which occasionally affects certain 

 of its ligaments, or of those structures which hold the bones of 

 the joints firmly in their natural position. 



A Curb is a well-known protuberance which occasionally 

 exists upon the posterior ridge of the hock, a few inches below 

 its point, or what is commonly called the heel of the joint. 

 This protuberance will be seen the best, if the observer first 

 places the hind limbs of the animal parallel to each other ; he 

 should then stand close to the hind quarter of the limb affected, 

 so as to look down upon the point of the hock. In this position 



