EXAMINATION 19 



troubled. The tendons having been carefully 

 examined, the next thing to look to is the fetlock- 

 joint. 



Fetlock-joint. — This should be carefully mani- 

 pulated, and note taken as to whether it is 

 enlarged from work or other causes. Round, 

 puffy fetlocks are very undesirable, as this 

 condition denotes weakness, and the animal may 

 fall lame from them at any time, and such lame- 

 ness would give a lot of trouble, invariably re- 

 quiring blistering, or even firing and blistering, 

 to get the animal sound again in its action, and 

 this means a long time for the horse to remain 

 under treatment. 



Wind-galls. — In examining the fetlock, note 

 should be taken of the presence of any wind- 

 galls, which are bursal enlargements affecting 

 the joint. They denote, as a rule, that the 

 animal has done a considerable amount of work, 

 and are not usually a cause of lameness, unless 

 very pronounced. If they are large, the horse 

 should be cast as likely to go lame. 



Speedy -cut. — When passing the hand down 

 the leg, a careful examination should be made 



