CHAP. V.J CAUSE ! OLD HORSE, AND YOUNG. 537 



But young horses sometimes, while breaking in, 

 by the violence that is deemed necessary, are foun- 

 dered by the rough-rider, through the rupture or 

 forcing asunder of the connexion between the hoof 

 and coffin-bone, just spoken of. In such cases, 

 the animal being vigorous and the foot replete with 

 juice, the coronet is greatly affected by its oozing 

 out there, in its blood and lymph state. If youth 

 and general good health should bring the animal 

 through his sufferings, its feet will ever after bear 

 external marks of the internal injury. 



Symptoms. — Curved, wrinkled, or striated hoofs, 

 ever attend those animals which have been so over 

 strained in youth, appearing as if the horn had 

 been carved or indented; which arises from the 

 coronet furnishing the horny material too luxu- 

 riantly, before it has received sufficient concoction 

 within the coffin-bone, as before described, at page . 

 44-9. Lameness in one or both fore-feet, with 

 evident pain, and great heat in the whole foot, at- 

 tend founder in every case. At the first attack of 

 acute or violent founder, the horse is observed very 

 restless in his fore feet, which he endeavours to 

 ease, by alternately changing position, and lying 

 down when he should be feeding. He brings his 

 hind legs far under his belly for the same purpose, 

 and if he is roused by hunger or mandate he lies 

 down again. Considerable alteration takes place 

 in the pulse, which indicates fever, and the patient 

 breathes short with pain. The progress of these 

 symptoms is very rapid, seldom occupying more 



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