162 W1NDGALLS — THOROUGIIPIN. [BOOK III. 



Remedies. — These may be applied to relieve, 

 but no cure is to be found for ringbone. As high 

 heel usually accompanies the short upright hoof, 

 the concussion of the foot against the ground may 

 be lessened by lowering the heels. Apply blister- 

 ing ointment to the seat of the disease, and firing 

 may also be employed with advantage. 



o. Windgalls. 



These appear mostly on the fore-leg, a little 

 above the fetlock, on each side of the back sinews, 

 and consist of small puffy swellings, that occasion 

 no immediate inconvenience, but prove that the 

 animal has been strained in his work, unless it has 

 been brought on by his having been put to it too 

 early in life. They might be occasioned by the 

 sinus of a quittor, pointing towards the pastern 

 joint, having been cured too harshly, whereby the 

 joint oil issues forth upon their being pricked. 



Blistering, and a run in the straw-yard, are the 

 only remedies, though experiments are often tried 

 (when it is found necessary to sell the animal) with 

 preparations of muriatic acid, and muriate of am- 

 monia diluted in water. Saturate a roller bandage 

 herewith frequently, and partial absorption of the 

 windgall takes place. 



4. TJwroitghpin 



Is of the same nature as the foregoing, arises 

 from the same cause, and is equally devoid of im- 

 mediate consequence to the animal's going. It 



