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animal on December 1, 1881, and quite agreed with Mr. 

 Stanley that it was a case of foot lameness, though, from 

 the horse's former history, I could not think it a case of 

 ordinary navicular disease. I diagnosed it a case of frac- 

 ture, without displacement, either of the os coronse or the 

 navicular bone, but was more inclined to the former than 

 the latter. This was after a full hour's examination. I 

 failed to find any heat in, or any flinching by manipulation 

 of, any part of the limb ; but, in walking, the horse was ex- 

 cessively lame, going on the toe, and, indeed, trying if pos- 

 sible to keep the foot entirely off the ground. 



' On December 6 the horse was sent on to Aldershot by 

 rail. He was then walking better, though still very lame. 

 My only treatment for a short time was to apply cold water 

 constantly to the coronet and foot. For two hours daily 

 this was done by a hose, the remainder of the time by a 

 cold swab. On December 14 I applied a strong blister over 

 the coronet, reaching up to the fetlock. This was washed 

 off about the end of December. The horse was then not 

 nearly so lame. I then resumed the cold-water treatment, 

 and he got gradually better, and was sent to light duty on 

 February 18, 1882. He, however, only attended one field- 

 day, and was taken into the Horse Infirmary again on 

 March 8, very lame. Again, there was an entire absence 

 of heat or pain on pressure, but the same action, viz., going 

 on the toe. I forgot to remark that he always pointed the 

 toe of the affected leg when standing in the stable, and this 

 symptom continued. I put him under the cold-water treat- 

 ment for a short time, and about the middle of March again 

 applied a strong blister over the coronet up to the fetlock. 

 This was washed off about the end of the month, and was 

 succeeded by the cold water again. Towards the end of 

 April there was no improvement at all, and I applied for 

 permission to destroy the horse. This was carried out on 

 April 27, at the recommendation of Mr. Gudgin, I.V.S., 

 Aldershot, and a Board of veterinary surgeons. 



' On making the post-mortem examination I first thought 

 the bone was only partly fractured or cracked, but on 



