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they should become fevered after a long journey 

 on a hard road put them in a bran poultice for a 

 few days, and if a horse has thin, weak feet, use 

 the bar shoe during the summer, and do not touch 

 the sole with the knife. 



Keraloma. — This is the name given to a horny 

 tumor caused by the toe-clip of the shoe, where it 

 has been hammered too tightly, or from the ani- 

 mal striking its toe against the ground. This dis- 

 ease is usually found in the hind feet, although I 

 have seen it in the fore feet. I have seen cases of 

 this kind in which the horse was not lame; but 

 unless the horse is properly shod and the part 

 protected lameness will be the result. Poultice 

 the foot to soften it, then cut away as much of the 

 hoof surrounding the tumor as possible, so that 

 there will be a groove between it and the wall ; re- 

 move as much of the tumor as is prudent, then fill 

 up the groove with tar and put on a broad shoe, 

 with a piece turned up over the part to protect 

 it. It has been recommended to remove the whole 

 of the crust immediately over the diseased part by 

 cutting through it on either side from top to bot- 

 tom, detaching it from the sole and tearing it away, 

 leaving the sensitive parts exposed. The operation 

 is a very cruel one and should never be performed 

 unless the disease has resisted all other treatment; 

 even then it does not always succeed, as there is 

 every likelihood of matter forming and destroying 

 the sensitive laminae, preventing the development 

 of a new horn. In some cases it succeeds, but it 



