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DISEASES AND THEIE TKEATMENT. 



shoe, setting it to the position of the sound limb, then packing and 

 bandaging all together just above the point of operation. (See il- 

 lustrations below.) 



" The adjustable brace shoe, shown in Fig. 877, is also simple, 

 which is taken from the very shoe actually in use on one of the 

 worst cases of contraction of the flexor tendon ever in ISTew York 



City. A horse belong- 

 ing to Messrs. Smith & 

 McWiliiam, Manhat- 

 tan Gas Works, K Y., 

 was a large, powerful 

 draught horse, be- 

 tween fourteen and 

 fifteen hundred 

 weight, used at very 

 heavy work. Through 

 some sprain to the off 

 hind limb, he kept 

 walking on the toe for 

 about five or six 

 months. Every known 

 remedy was tried to 

 prevent knuckling, 

 both as regards medi- 

 cal treatment and 



FIG. 878,-Drawing of model shoe and bar designed shoeing. Heavyplatcs 



of steel were welded in 



for this purpose, and its adjustment. & ,1 .. ,1 



front of the toe ot the 



shoe. During another six months, he kept going over, until 

 finally he walked on the anterior face of the hoof, with the fetlock 

 joint resting on the ground. Fig. 876 shows the position in which 

 the foot was carried. The limb appeared to be paralyzed above the 

 joint. When he was down, he was quite helpless, had to be helped 

 up, and in the end could hardly be made to stand alone. The own- 

 ers decided to have him destroyed, although only eight years old, 

 but first acquainted their veterinary surgeon. He advised tenot- 

 omy, which was performed in the month of March, 1878. In a 

 few weeks the horse worked on Mr. Smith's farm at heavy plough- 

 ing, and other farm work. Shortly after, he was taken back to 

 the city, put to the same heavy work again, when he worked for 

 two years, and never afterward showed the slightest lameness, or 

 even weakness in that leg." 



In 1865, I purchased a pair of finely matched stallions. After 

 being trained carefully, the first time exhibited they were driven 

 to a new wagon. In turning short around, the wheel caught into 

 the rub-iron, and being on sideling ground, it caused the wagon 

 to upset, when the horses got away and ran into their stable close 

 by. Upon examination, it was found that the sharp corner of 



