RING-BONE. 29 



RING-BONE. (For position see plate of skeleton.) Ring-bone is the 

 result, usually, of weakness, liereditarj^ predisposition, or of a peculiar 

 formation of the pastern joints which makes them poorly adapted to 

 hard work; and therefore a provisional callous (or bony substance) is 

 thrown out as a provision of nature to strengthen parts which are 

 too weak. 



Only slight injuries to such a joint as we have described above will 

 in many cases result in the growth of a ring-bone. 



Treatment. The treatment of ring-bone has been very unsatisfactory 

 in the past and is still attended with muirh difficulty in some cases, 

 especially those of long standing and on old horses ; yet we feel certain 



J that the following treatment will prove successful in 

 a large share of cases, if persevered in. We find many 

 persons who expect a cure too soon and condemn the 

 best treatment possible before they have used it long 

 enough for it to liave any effect whatever, and there- 

 fore we say if 3'ou would treat ring-bone successfully 

 never stop in a few days, as so serious an affection 

 cannot be removed in so short a time. If it is of re- 

 ^ cent origin, and the horse is young we feel confident 

 I that nearly all such cases can be cured with a proper 

 :- use of Kendall's Spavin Cure; but if the case is of 

 long standing and on an old horse the chances of a 

 RING-BONE. cure are lessened, and therefore we find it neces- 



1. The joint bet«-een gary in many cases to use, with the Spavin Cure, 

 the pastern bones. t- i m rn- i. t ,• , , 



2. The joint between ^^"dall s Blister, as per direction on the bottle. 



the lower pastern (or In using the Kendall's Spavin Cuve, clip the hair 

 small pastern) and over the bunch and apply from every other day to 

 the coffin bone. two or three times a day as seems to work best; rub 



well with the hand often. In most cases it would be best to apply soft 

 soap, once in four to ten days, to soak up the scab, then clean off and ap- 

 ply Kendall's Spavin Cure again. In some very bad cases where the 

 Spavin Cure does not seem to remove the bunch and lameness, after 

 using one bottle, it would be best to use our blister, followed by the ap- 

 plication of Kendall's Spavin Cure every day, for two or three weeks, 

 when the blister can be repeated, if necessary. 



In using Kendall's Blister clip the hair over the bunch and rub in the 

 blister well for ten minutes or more. Put on some sweet oil or other 

 grease in two days^ When the inflammation subsides wash with cas- 

 tile soap and warm water, and Avhen it is dry apply Kendall's Spavin 

 Cure as directed on bottle. If the case does not yield in two or three 

 weeks, use the blister again as before, followed by the Spavin Cure in 

 two or three days. 



