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distention, and, I should say, most probably in- 

 crease the lameness by so doing. 



THOROUGH PIXS. 



When we see tumours or distention on both 

 sides of the hock, it is thorough pin. This en- 

 largement can be pressed so as to appear to run 

 through the hock, which in fact its contents do, 

 and so far " thorough " is a very proper terra ; 

 but what " pin " has to do with it I know not, 

 but so it is called. This double or twofold burs^e 

 is, I should conceive (without venturing to set it 

 down as the case), less likely tO produce lame- 

 ness than when the swelling is on one side only, 

 going on the supposition that the accumulated 

 fluid has more room to flow in ; for I have never 

 felt a thorough pin so tense as I have a blood 

 spavin. In fact, thorough pins very rarely ma- 

 terially inconvenience the horse, nor would I 

 reject a clever one that had them, and was 

 sound ; sound he could not be warranted, but 

 sound he nevertheless might be, and in most cases 

 would be. 



SPLINTS. 



The evil or harmlessness of these, so far as re- 

 lates to any lasting lameness, depends, I think I 

 may say wholly, on their situation on the leg. 

 Most splints, while in a growing state, usually 

 more or less produce lameness for the time being; 



