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Ijack sinevv. iaimediatelv above the fetlock 

 joint, it punctured, tiiey dischsrge a fluii re-* 

 sembiing joiDt oil ; in Jeed they irt-ijuently com- 

 municute with the cavity of the joint, and 

 therefore cannot be 0])ene.i without danger of 

 producing an incurable lameness, bhsters are 

 the only applications iikeiy to be of service, 

 and these soi.loni eifect a cure u.iless assisted 

 by rest. Tills complaint does not oiten occa- 

 sion Jaineness, and is therefore selJo ii much 

 attended to; but as it is almost always aeon- 

 sequence of hard work, and often renders a 

 horse unht for much iaDour, it diniinisnes nis 

 value considerably. 



I have sometimes applied rollers or ban- 

 dages to the legs v.itii gooi etfect, keeping 

 them constantly moist with the folio »ving em- 

 brocation: 



Muriate of ammonia, - 1 oz. 



Muriatic acid, - - ^ oz. 



Water, - - ^1 quart 



Mix. 



Splents 

 Are bony excresctiices about the shank-bone^ 

 i. f. bt^tween the knee and fetiock joint; they 



