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is noticeable by catching the foot in one hand, the ankle in 

 the other, and twisting a little. The animal will show pain 

 and resist. 



As to treatment, in the first stage, the shoe should be re- 

 moved, and have the toe of the shoe hammered down. 

 The heels should be raised, and applied again so as to 

 remove all pressure from the frog, and a cloth or rug satur- 

 ated with cold water applied to the coronet. The bottom 

 of the foot should be stuffed with oil meal or some adhesive 

 substance. If this is done for a few days, with rest, the 

 first attack will generally pass off. 



In the more advanced stage of this di ease it will require 

 thorough treatment. The shoe should be formed and ap- 

 plied as before, and a severe blistering applied to the 

 coronet, which should be continued for from one to three 

 weeks, with rest. At a still more advanced stage the frog 

 seaton may be used, but this must be done by an ex- 

 perienced practitioner. 



In all cases of this disease the animal will require con- 

 sideiable rest. 



I would here remark that in an advanced stage of the 

 disease the horse is a little lame, sometimes worse, at others 

 better; rough road and .down hill worse; is no worse to be 

 at work ; usually no apparant change in the hoof; will go 

 better when the heels are raised by using high-heeled shoes; 

 worse by bringing heels to the ground. 



LAMENESS. 



In treating lameness successfully, it is necessary to be 

 able to understand the peculiarities of joint from muscular 

 lameness, — in fact, of the action and movement incidental 

 to each. 



The horse is, for example, lame in the fore foot, and with- 

 out knowing just what the trouble is, something must be 

 done, and the shoulder is furiously attacked, being blistered, 

 seatoned or subjected to some needless form of cruelty 

 which can have no effect whatever on the injured part. 



In the first place, if the shoulder is strained or injured, 

 the horse cannot raise or put the foot forward naturally. 

 He will drag it like, giving it a sort of swinging motion, 

 and does not bring it very far forward. On the other hand, 



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