106 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 



culty, not yielding or bending low down on that quarter 

 when the horse takes a step. The leg appears shorter, 

 and is placed when standing slightly under the body, 

 and not doubled up, or standing upon the toe as is seen 

 in cases of hock joint disease. 



Treatment. — Absolute and entire rest for a few weeks. 

 The application of cold water cloths over the hip, taking 

 them off at night, and applying them in the morning 

 again. This will have to be kept up for a week at least, 

 so that all heat and tenderness will be removed before 

 any irritant can be used to the parts. Never apply hot 

 liniments to a part already too hot and painful. Then 

 apply by rubbing with the hand over the parts every 

 second day the following : — Oil of turpentine, one ounce ; 

 oil of olives, two ounces; creosote, one ounce; mix. This 

 will not only act as an irritant, but as a powerful seda- 

 tive to the nerves of the parts, causing relief from pain, 

 and consequently the animal can be made useful. 



Hock, The. — This is an important joint or part of 

 the horse, and is the seat of many diseases, causing 

 lameness. In the majority of hind leg lamenesses, the 

 hock is the true situation. This fact is not apparent 

 to the non-professional person, as the hock while dis- 

 eased does not swell so often as other portions of the 

 body, or legs when diseased. Bog or blood spavin and 

 thorough-pin, a blind man can almost see. With these 

 exceptions I say, hock joint lameness in the majority of 

 cases is charged to the hip or somewhere else, simply be- 

 cause persons fail to see any peculiarity, even when 

 pointed out to them. (See Stringhalt.) 



Sprain of the hock joint is to be tr-eated with cold 

 water cloths for a few days, and the application of the 



