OVEEEEACH. 



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not be long or sharp to give sufficient hold. Particular care should 

 be taken not to have any calks or sharp shoes on when there is an 

 effort to subdue a horse. This caution must not be disregarded, 

 as a horse under such circumstances is liable to cut himself dan- 

 gerously. 



OVERREACH. 



When a horse, i:i a fast pace, overreaches the fore with the 

 hind foot, the inner rim of the shoe cutting a semi-circular flap on 



FIG. 817 A good rep- 

 resentation of an in- 

 jury by over- 

 reach. 



FIG. 818. As the edges of 



the wound should be 



trimmed before 



dressing. 



the heel or quarter, it is called an "overreach." It should be 

 treated as a tread; but when practicable, the edges should be 

 brought together by a wire suture, and bound up with Friar's bal- 

 sam or compound tincture of benzoin. 



QUITTOR. 



In all cases hi which matter forms in the foot, whether from 

 pricks, corns, bruises, or treads, unless it has free openings to es- 

 cape by, it acts as an irritant, extending in every direction, form- 



