PRATTS POINTERS ON THE HORSE 



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CONTRACTED 

 FEET 



For contracted feet, when shoeing^, see 

 that blacksmith allows the proper amount 

 of pressure to be communicated to the sole bars and heel 

 of the crust. Of course the frog must be sound as well 

 as the parts above it. Wash the foot and apply Pratts 

 Peerless Hoof Ointment daily at top of foot both inside 

 and outside. After hoof becomes pliable spread the 

 heel with wedges and apply the Ointment daily. 



TREATMENT OP 

 TREAD AND 

 OVER-REACH 



This is the stepping of one foot on the 

 other, often resulting in wounding the 

 coronets by the caulks. Bathe three 

 times a day with chloride of zinc, eight grains ; water, 

 eight ounces. Mix. Protect from dirt and dust by a 

 cloth. 



QUITTOR 



Quittor is a chronic abscess of the foot, the 

 matter forming sinuses, from the trouble 

 of finding a way to the surface. It is usually caused by 

 a bruise of the sole, from a nail prick 

 or from neglected thrush. An open- 

 ing will be formed in the horn or JtfT /I 

 coronet, from which a foul discharge y^^Jhf,^ . A 

 issues, A dependent opening must 

 be made, so that all matter can escape. 

 A probe must be passed down as low quixxor. 



