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if he refuses to pass over it, the shoulder is the spot. 

 When lameness is in both shoulders, he will rest his feet 

 backward, not pointing forward, and will be stiff in the 



HOW TO 

 DETECT LAME- 

 NESS IN THE 

 KNEE-JOINT 



IvAMENESS IN SHOUIvDER. 



muscles and also when turning around. Rub Pratts 

 Veterinary Liniment well over the joints once a day. 



Any disease of this joint that cannot be 

 seen from the outside will show in a stiff- 

 ened advance of the foreleg, a long step, 

 or when the horse lies down he will place the leg on the 

 outside of the body, not under it and not closely bent ; 

 otherwise the horse may show no signs of lameness. 



Also examine the feet for diseases next to the coffin 

 joint — that is, between the hoof and hock joint — and so 

 on up, including the shoulder. It is usually found 

 before you reach the shoulder-joint. There is nothing 

 better to cure lameness in knee-joint than Pratts Veteri-' 

 nary Liniment. Rub it in well once a day. 



