DISEASES AM) AILMENTS OF TIOKSES, ETC. M'} 



from tlio solo upwards, somotinios oxtonding up 

 the whole length of tlie hoof, from the solo to 

 coronet. Seedi/too is another form of sandcrack, 

 hut comes on at the toes of the liorso only, as its 

 name indicates. No horse can ho said to be sound 

 with either one or the other of these defects, and 

 it is only where a horse is bought on a warranty, 

 without being seen, that questions are likely to 

 arise in eitlier of these diseases. Fahcquartcv is a 

 term applied to sandcracks where they have been 

 much developed ; but, as a fact, it is not always 

 due to that cause. A wound or injury to the 

 coronet of the foot will occasion a disunion and a 

 sore between tlie foot and the leg, so tliat the foot 

 is no longer of use in supporting the weight of the 

 body. This, when it happens, lames a horse, and 

 is necessarily unsoundness. 



Grease is another disease affecting, generally, Grease in 

 the heel of a horse's foot, and more usually the tS.'^ 

 hind feet than the forefeet. Grease is often the 

 result of neglect and dirt, but sometimes arises 

 from over-feeding. It is generally preceded by 

 swelled legs ; after a wliile the heels become red 

 and dry, the natural oiliness of the heel and of the 

 skin under the pastern joint seem to dry up, and, 

 unless attended to, the part ultimately becomes 

 idcerated and very painful when the horse moves. 

 If a horse is bought with this disease on him and 

 witli a warranty of soundness, it can be retimied ; 



