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joint be carefully examined, and if unusual heat 

 or tenderness be observed on the seat of spavin, 

 it is probable that the lameness arises from 

 this cause, and that it may be removed by the 

 application of a blister. 1 have met with seve« 

 ral horses that had been severely burnt and 

 blistered in the hip, when the hock was €vi« 

 dentiy the seat of the disease. 



Strain of the Flexor Tendon^ or Back Sinew, 



A strain of the back sinew depends, as we 

 have before observed, on an inflammation of 

 the membranes in which it is enveloped'*, and 

 is sometimes complicated with a rupture of 

 the ligaments which are situate immediately 

 mider the sinews f. When the lameness and 

 swelling are considerable, bleed in the shoul- 

 der vein, and give a dose of physic ; then let 

 the saturnine poultice be applied, so as to ex- 

 tend from the hoof to the knee, and let it be 

 frequently moistened with the saturnine lotion. 

 When the inflammation and lameness have 

 abated considerably, and a swelling still re- 

 mains, apply the embrocation for strains, rub- 



* See Plate 9, aaa the back sinew, hh the membranes, 

 t See Plate 10. 



