152 CURB 



If neglected, the eruption will cause permanent dis- 

 figurement. 



Curb is an enlargement of the back of the hock, 

 about three inches below what is termed the ' point of 

 hock,' and is generally caused by strain of the ring- 

 like ligament which serves to bind the tendons down 

 in their places. It may be caused by any sudden 

 check, and it goes on from bad to worse, until it 

 becomes apparent and causes lameness. Some horses 

 inherit curby hocks, but bad treatment in riding or 

 driving may very easily produce it in any young horse. 

 I can most conscientiously recommend the use of 

 ' ossiline ' as a cure for it ; and, indeed, it is a remedy 

 which I have found most invaluable for many ailments, 

 including spavin, side-bone, and ring-bone, etc., if it is 

 but used in time. 



In severe cases of curb, firing must be resorted to. 

 It is quite possible for a horse to have curb and yet 

 not to be lamed by it — at all events, in its primary 

 stage. 



What are termed ' cow-hocks ' are a malformation — 

 so called by reason of the hocks being similar in shape 

 to those of a cow. I cannot advise anyone to purchase 

 a horse so formed, for although he may possess the 

 power of galloping, still, nevertheless, such a formation 

 is indicative of weakness, and such hocks are even 

 -more liable to curbs, spavins, thoroughpins, etc. 



String-halt is a catching up of the leg, generally the 

 hind-leg. It is a nervous affection, for which there is 

 no cure. It hardly constitutes lameness, and wears off 

 as the horse gets warm with exercise. 



Capped hock is an enlargement of the mucous sacs 

 which surround the insertion of the tendons into the 



