284 corns. 



and the removal of the pressure of the shoe will be the 

 most likely method to prevent a return of the com- 

 plaint. If lameness, however, attends- the corn, it 

 will be most prudent to poultice the foot before the 

 shoe is applied, as this will remove the inflammation. 

 The daily use of the "suppling liniment for the feet" 

 (Recipe No. 57, p. 260) will go far to restore the 

 natural elasticity and uniform growth and bearing of 

 the horn. A bar shoe, however, will most effectually 

 relieve the pressure on the seat of the corn, and may 

 be worn for a month or two ; but it is not adapted for 

 constant use, since, although it takes away weight, 

 which the quarter will not now endure, it throws it upon 

 the frog, which was never designed to receive perma- 

 nent pressure, and which often becomes considerably 

 injured by this means. After the bar shoe has been 

 left off, the unilateral shoe will be resorted to with 

 much advantage, either for temporary or permanent 

 use. 



Corn is in some cases a more complicated affair. 

 The inflammation will run on to suppuration. Matter 

 is thrown out between the horny and sensitive sole ; 

 and lays the foundation for quittor. Every separated 

 portion of horn must be removed; the separation 

 must be followed to its full extent, and the means 

 adopted which were recommended for quittor. 



The farrier and the owner should make themselves 

 perfectly masters of the kind of foot which the horse 

 with corns may possess ; for different horses require 

 essentially different treatment. A horse with high 

 heels and hard hoof can scarcely have his foot too 

 thoroughly pared out at each shoeing; while the 



