Diseases of the Horse. 59 



REMEDY NO. 92 AS DIRECTED, AND 

 APPLY REMEDY NO. 88 AS DIRECTED. 

 This treatment will be found to be most satisfactory. 

 You cannot afford to ever be without our remedy No. 88 

 for strains, lameness, etc. 



Price of remedy No. 92, $1.00. 

 Price of remedy No. 88, $1.00. 



RING BONE. 



Ring-bone consists of a circle of bone, thrown out 

 from the underlying bone of the upper and lower pastern 

 bones. The cartilage of the foot may also be converted 

 into bone, and laid in the form of a circle. Ring-bone 

 occurs more frequently on the forelegs of heavy horses. 

 When it occurs in fine bred horses, the hind leg is usually 

 aflfected. It is caused by sprain, fractured bone, or it 

 may be hereditary. The degree of lameness depends up- 

 on the location of the affection, and not upon the size of 

 the enlargement. The lameness will be much less if the 

 ring-bone is situated on the side, than if situated immed- 

 iately in front. There is sometimes a bulging of the foot, 

 which in many cases causes the foot to turn inward, pro" 

 ducing what is termed reel-foot. In false ring-bone, 

 lameness is never present, but in true ring-bone there 'S 

 considerable lameness and fever, before the enlargement 

 is noticeable. 



TREATMENT: — If ring-bone is of recent origin, and 

 the horse is young, you can effect a cure. First wrap 

 cold water cloths around the parts for three days, remov- 

 ing them at night. This will allay all heat and Inflamma- 

 tion. After this has been accomplished,, apply our^ 



