EXAMINATION 25 



tion of the horn there, this condition being 

 known as false quarter. Should it extend over 

 any large surface, the horse would probably fall 

 lame before long. The treatment is a tiresome 

 one, necessitating the horn being all cut away 

 from the affected part, the new horn taking a 

 considerable time to grow right down. Horses 

 affected with false quarter should be avoided. 

 False quarter is a bad unsoundness. 



Sander ack. — In examining the foot, great 

 care should be taken in the search for sand- 

 cracks. 



A sandcrack is a fissure or slit in the horn, 

 and, commencing at the coronet, it may extend 

 down only a slight distance, or right down to 

 the bottom of the crust. A sandcrack is an 

 unsoundness, as it frequently causes lameness, 

 and when once lame from this cause, it is difficult 

 to get the animal sound again. A sandcrack 

 may make its appearance in the foot at any 

 moment, from a horse slipping or making a false 

 step. 



Dropioed Soles. — The foot should now be 

 picked up, and the sole and frog carefully looked 



