22 EXAMINATION OF HORSES AS TO SOUNDNESS 



Quittor. — A quittor is a sinus or long pene- 

 trating wound, often going deeply into the 

 structure beneath, and of course, when anything 

 like this is present, the horse should be let alone 

 and not purchased, even if he goes fairly sound, 

 as an animal so affected sometimes will do. A 

 quittor is a great unsoundness, as has been pointed 

 out, usually giving a considerable amount of 

 trouble in healing up. 



Side-hone. — A side-bone is an ossification of 

 a cartilage (the lateral laminal) situated at the 

 posterior part of the side of the coronet, and can 

 be easily detected, for if ossification has taken 

 place the parts affected are hard, and do not give 

 to the fingers when pressure is ajDplied. A horse 

 with a side-bone is considered a very unsound 

 animal, for side-bone causes lameness of a very 

 persistent character in the great majority of 

 cases. And very little can be done for the 

 relief of the horse, deep firing and blistering 

 being usually resorted to, but with indifferent 

 success ; and the ossified parts have been cut 

 away with a like result. The best form of 

 treatment I know of is that which was first 



