166 RURAL VETERINARY SECRETS 



STRINGHALT 



Stringhalt is a disease of a tendon of the hind limb. It used to be 

 classed as a purely nervous affection. The affected parts (tendons) 

 undergo severe contractions as a result of inflammation of those ten- 

 dons. The exaggerated flexing of the hock, more quickly than natural, 

 and high lifting of the foot seen when the animal is backed or moved 

 forward, render the recognition of this diseases quite plain. The treat- 

 ment is surgical and consists in cutting the tendon (peroneus) a short 

 distance below the hock. 



Curing a stringhalt by severing the peroneus tendon. 



