CHAP. II.] HOW CURED. — SPLENT. 467 



too much under the body, and which have been 

 worked prematurely hard, as in the case of bone- 

 spavin. Indeed, the two diseases bear so much 

 resemblance to each other, in cause and symptoms, 

 except only as to situation, that we feel no difficulty 

 in referring the reader to the preceding page for 

 our description of these, only premising that he 

 cannot discover the coming of a curb, by any other 

 means than lameness, and comparing the two legs 

 to each other side wise, when a diffused swelling 

 may be seen, but very little heat felt, by reason of 

 the disorder being deep-seated. 



Cure. — It may be effectually removed at first 

 coming on by blistering, as in case of bone-spavin ; 

 but when the disease has lasted a long time, firing 

 must be resorted to with the same precautions as 

 before recommended. Ease may be afforded by 

 adding to the thickness of the heels of the shoe. 



8. Splent 



May be looked upon as a disorder of the fore-legs, 

 though occurring on the hind ones, at times, under 

 another name. 



Cause. — Working of young horses before they 

 have acquired sufficient stamina, or on labour which 

 is much beyond their strength, as in case of spavin, 

 curb, &c. to which the reader is referred, and the 

 concussion which the leg receives at going upon 

 hard ground, stones, &c. 



Symjrtoms. — Frequent lameness that goes ofFand 

 returns without apparent cause for either, before 



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