412 DISEASES OF THE HORSE'S FOOT 



therefore, in those cases caused by violent blows, that any- 

 thing approaching an accurate opinion cannot be given until 

 some months after the injury. After some time we are met 

 with unmistakable changes in the form of the foot, and are 

 able to assume that the persisting lameness is due to pres- 

 sure of a reparative callus within the hoof. In such cases 

 the only treatment of any use is that of neurectomy. 



