256 DISEASES OF HORSES AND CATTLE. 



being placed on the wall of the hoof, pressing up- 

 ward on the coronary band, irritating it, and in 

 some cases causing inflammation and lameness. 

 I have seen a horse sent to be shod, and by the 

 smith cutting or paring away the sole so that it 

 was too thin to support the wall, the next day, 

 after a drive, the horse would go lame. 



Symptoms: Hardness and brittleness of the 

 hoof, loss of toughness and pliability, heat around 

 the coronet and upper part of the hoof, fullness 

 and tenderness of the coronary band; if pressed 

 upon the animal will evince pain. If both fore feet 

 are affected the horse will have a shuffling gait, 

 and the heels are put on the ground first. If only 

 one foot is affected the animal will be lame. In 

 some cases there will be a separation between the 

 band and the hoof. The duration of this form of 

 lameness depends on the severity of the case. It 

 can be distinguished from laminitis by a bulging 

 of the coronary band and the heat and tenderness 

 of the part. 



Treatment: Remove the shoe and poultice the 

 foot for a few days, then put on a bar shoe, so 

 that the weight will rest on the frog. Keep on a 

 shoe of this kind until the sole becomes thick and 

 strong, then put on a flat shoe, and keep the 

 blacksmith's knife away from the sole. If lame- 

 ness should persist after being poulticed for a 

 week and a bar shoe put on, blister the coronet 

 with cantharides two drams, lard one ounce. Re- 

 peat in two weeks if necessary. This is a very 

 common form of lameness, and in the majority of 



