RING-BOXE. 29 



RING-BONE,— (For position see plate of skeleton.) Ring-bone is the 

 result, usually, of weakness, hereditary predisposition, or of a peculiar for- 

 mation of the pastern joints which makes them poorly adapted to hard 

 work; and therefore a proyisional callus (or bony substance) is thrown out 

 as a ])royision of nature to strengthen parts Miiich are too weak. 



Only slight injuries to such a joint as we have described above will in 

 many cases result in the growth of a ring-bone. 



Treatment. The treatment of ring-bone has been very unsatisfactory in 



the past and is still attended with much difhculty in some cases, especially 



those of long standmg and on old horses; yet we feel certain that the fol- 



;• a lowing treatment will prove successful in a large share 



i ij9 of cases, if persevered in. We tind many persons who 



/ '^ expect a cure too soon, and condemn the best treatment 



L| ^m possible before they have used it long enough for it to 



r^l^Mk have any efi'ect whatever, and therefore we say if you 



Wijjm^ would treat ringbone successfully never stop in a few 



/ ^m '^'^y^^ '^s so serious an affection can not be removed in so 



j^mk ?\\ovi a time. If it is of recent origin, and the horse is 



^ JmlP .,,v-;-:^ young, we feel confident that nearly all such cases can 



M^Sjg ,^^ be cured with a proper use of Kendall's Spavin Cure; 



^jjjfc'^^^- ^^^it if the case is of long standing, and on an old horse, 



the chances of a cure are lessened, and therefore we find 



, ^, '' " " ' it necessary in many cases to use, with the Spavin Cure, 



1. The joint between j- i ir -r^^^ 4. t .• 1 , , 

 the pasteru bones. 1^^"^^'^^^ "^ Blister, as per direction on the bottle. 



2. The joint between 1" ^1*^1"^ tl^e Kendall's Spavin Cure, clip the hair over 

 tlie lower pastern the buncli and apply from every other day to two or 

 (or small pastern) ti^-ee times a day as seems to work best; rub well with 



n )one. ^j^^ hi\iu\ often. In most cases it would be well to apply 

 soft soap, once in four to ten davs. to soak up the scab, then clean off and 

 apply Kendall's Spavin Cure again. In some very bad cases, where the 

 Spavin Cure does- not seem to remove the bunch and lameness, after using 

 one bottle, it would be best to use our Blister, followed by the application 

 of Kendall's Spavin Cure every day for two or three weeks, when the Blis- 

 ter can be repeated, if necessary. 



In using Kendall's Blister clip the hair over the bunch and rub in the 

 Blister well for ten minutes or more. Put on some sweet oil or other grease 

 ill two days. When the inflammation subsides wash with castile soap and 

 warm water, and when it is dry apply Kendall's Spavin Cure as directed on 

 bottle. If the case does not yield in two or three weeks, use the Blister 

 again as before, followed by the Spavin Cure in two or three days. 



Tie up the horse's head for a few hours after the Blister has been applied. 

 We would say that this Blister works admirably alone in many cases (not 



