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NA^INDGALLS. 



Windgalls are generally found on the hind legs, in the 

 neighborhood of tlie fetlock, and are generally occa-' 

 eioned by violent action and straining of the tendons. 

 They not only injure the appearance of the horse, but 

 often produce lameness. A very small windgall may 

 not injure a horse for a great length of time, and may be 

 I'emoved by placing a tight bandage upon it ; but if the sac 

 is large, bathe it with warm vinegar and spirits of wine, 

 putting a tight bandage round it. If this should fail of 

 a cure, lay on blistering ointment until it is removed. 

 BONE-SPAVIN. 



The bone-spavin is a long excrescence or hard swel- 

 ling on the inside of the hock in a horse's leg, and it is 

 produced by either kicks or blows, and sometimes by 

 natural causes. Spavins by the former are more easily 

 cured than by the latter, and are also more easily cured in 

 young than in old horses. Sometimes severe lameness is 

 produced when the spavin is first coming out, after which 

 it is better for a while, and is succeeded again by severe 

 lameness. 



Treatment. — When the spavin first appears, apply a 

 blister every ten days, which will often effect a cure in a 

 young horse. If the horse is old, the blisters should be 

 applied oftener. A hot iron is sometimes applied with 

 success, but must be used with great caution. 

 BLOOD-SPAVIN. 



Blood-spavins are generally brought on by hard labor, 

 when the horse is young, and sometimes when he is full- 

 grown. This spavin consists in a dilation of the vein that 

 runs along the inside of the hock, and forms a soft swel- 

 ling in the hollow part, which in time renders the horse 

 lame. On discovering the enlargement of the vein, or a 

 bag forming, lay on some blistering ointment, and in 

 three days after, bathe the part affected with hot vinegar, 

 adding a little saltpetre with it; and also apply a ban 

 dage to keep down the swelling. 



RINGBONE. 



This is too well known to need a particular desciip- 

 tion here. It may be well, however, to remark, that it 



