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of fracture of a hock boue, even though the exact location 

 of the fracture can only be surmised. 



4. —Curb. 



History. — Lameness following heavy work in young 

 animals, jumping, rearing, and stopping suddenly while 

 going swiftly. 



Inspection. — A gradually developed curb hardly ever 

 creates lameness. Should lameness be present, it is due 

 either to a severe sprain of the calcaneo-cuboid ligament, 

 the reinforcing ligament of the perforans tendon, or spavin. 

 When inflammation of the above-named ligaments is present, 

 supporting-leg lameness of varying intensity, with abnormal 

 fl<^xiou of the metacarpo-phalangeal articulation, will be 



