234 THE VETERINARY SCIENCE. 



treat as a common wound, bathe and apply the white lotion twice 

 a day^ After this is performed the horse will g-et up and go off as 

 thoug'h there was nothing wrong, but after this operation be care- 

 ful in shoeing him and examine the foot every nigiit, for if 

 anything went wrong with the feet they would rot off" before the 

 animal would show any lameness. This operation at one time 

 was performed to a great extent, but is not so much done now. 

 In examining a horse it you think that he has been nerved in this 

 way, prick him with a pin around the feet and if he has been 

 operated on he will not feel anything, but if he has not he will 

 show signs of feeling. 



CHAPTER XXV. 



MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 



Horses that are wide between the eyes with a nice tapering 

 muzzle and a nice bright eye shows a good disposition and a kind 

 horse. Nice large ears, and in travelling they should be carried 

 forward, this also is a good indication. The neck should be good 

 and long and bowed upwards, and well cut out under the jaws. 

 The shoulders should be long and well slanted forwards with nice 

 high withers, also a short strong back with long round well 

 developed hips and rump. Also a good round deep chest with a 

 tidi' belly not too small; it is also a good point to have him well 

 ribbed up, that is, not to have too much space oetween the last 

 rib and the hip bones; also look to the legs that the bone is fiat 

 and clean with good shaped feet. 



HOW TO EXAMINE FOR SOUNDNESS. 



Give the horse a quick trot or gallop to see that he is not 

 lame, and as soon as he stops put your ear to his nose to hear that 

 his wind is not affected. Then examine his nostrils and mouth, 

 at the same time lool" to see the age of the animal, which is told 

 by his teeth ; then look closely into the eyes to see that there is 

 nothing wrong with them, pass the hand up around his ears and 

 the pole of the head to see that they are all right; then examine 

 one side of him first by starting at the neck, running the hand over 

 it to the withers, then over the shoulder, down the outside strtd in- 

 side of the front leg, and watch carefully for splints, sidebones, 

 ringbones and sucli like ; then raise the foot and see if it is a well 



