264 DISEASES OF HORSES AND CATTLE. 



to turn inward and then press on the sensitive 

 part, causing a corn, but such cases are very sel- 

 dom seen, and are no excuse for bad shoeing. To 

 prevent corns leave the sole untouched, rasp the 

 wall level, and put on a flat shoe, so that the pres- 

 sure will be even all around, the sole bearing part 

 of the weight, and you will never have a corn on 

 your horse's foot. 



Symptoms of corns : The horse will show more 

 or less lameness. When it stands it will put its 

 foot out before it, resting on the toe. If both feet 

 are affected it will shift, pointing first one, then 

 the other. In examining the foot to find the cause 

 of lameness there will be heat on the inside of the 

 hoof at the heel, and if tapped lightly with the 

 hammer the animal will flinch. Remove the shoe 

 and take a pair of pincers and press with them 

 all around the sole, and when you come to the heel 

 the animal will evince pain on slight pressure. 

 Take a knife and pare a little off the sole at the 

 angle of the bar, where you will find the sole red. 

 In some cases of corns there will be first inflamma- 

 tion, terminating in the formation of matter, or 

 a shrinking of the sensitive laminae. Often the 

 matter finds its way out of the top of the hoof. 

 When there is matter forming there is usually 

 great lameness. The result of long-continued 

 corns is contraction of the heel. Corns are the 

 most common cause of contraction. 



Treatment: Remove the shoe and poultice the 

 feet to soften the hoof and relieve the inflamma- 

 tion. Then rasp the wall of the hoof level and put 



