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CLUB (rUHIC£]>) FOOT. 

 Thin ir» wh«ri the fadt bone bvdomei i^prntutrnd frum thv 

 i»aidtt ef th« walli! of the foot and drops down ha the sole and frog 

 ef th« foot Thiss diseass Is g-enerally tha result -af acuta founder 

 when it Is allowed to run on too long". This disease spoils a horse 

 for road work, but he may be fixed up so he will work pretty well 

 on the farm at slow work by blistering- him around the tops of the 

 hoofs, same as is done for chronic founder, and turn him out for 

 some time and shoe with a heavy shoe well corked up, and have it 

 well beveled out so it will not bear any weight on the sole of the 

 foot ; have the whole weight to come on the wall, also have the 

 shoes set regular about once a month. 



CORNS. 



Corns are generally found affecting the front feet, but may be 

 found in the hind feet, and are also more frequently found on the 

 inside heel of the front foot, but may be found in either or both 

 heels. 



Causes. — Horses with weak, flat heels are more subject to it, 

 and it is generally brought on from bad shoeing-, and by the shoe 

 resting too heavy on the heel and bruising the horn between the 

 bar and quarter of the wall ; driving on hard roads has a tendency 

 to bring on corns ; steady driving will also cause them. 



Symptoms. — The horse is more or less lame in most cases, 

 and is more so just after he bruises it. When standing, 

 if it is in one foot, he will be noticed to point that foot out, if in 

 both feet, he will first point one out and then the other, changing 

 from one to the other every little while. Th« n»iti»»nl will g-o 

 pretty well on soft ground, but will be noticed to gut lame as 

 soon as he strikes a hard piece of road. On raisings tlM fo«t and 

 tapping or priming on tha affected quartar, he wtH ifaich. In 

 taking the shoe off and paring down the quauctwr there wfll ba a 

 red spot in the corner af tSie sole. In case the cora Wco«ea 

 bruised and festers, tha symptoms will be more m&wwr%t ha will 

 hold up tha foot and in walking he will step long-, and wM etep on 

 the toe, then hop on tha ether foot to get along. Tha affected 

 quarter viU be hot and tender when pressed on, and if he doas not 

 soon get relief it will fester and break out at the top of the hoof. 



Treatment.— In many cases of corns it is not necessary to lay 

 the animal off, but shoe him so the shoe will not press on the 

 ^eels and apply a poultice of hot linseed and bran to the foot fior a 



