172 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 
lameness, by increasing the inflammation, thereby causing 
a more speedy unich of the diseased bones, which, when 
perfect, causes the animal to travel sound. The seton 
I have found the most successful in long-standing cases. 
In the early stages, that is, before any alteration of 
structure takes place, the application of cold water to 
the parts will often abate. the-inflammation, or a blister 
applied above or below the hock will have the desired 
effect. Cooling embrocations, such as vinegar and wa- 
ter, are also good. When there is external enlarge- 
ment, active blisters should be applied over the part. 
Liquid blister : powdered croton seeds } 0z., powdered 
cantharides 1 oz., oil of turpentine 1 pt., olive oil 1 pt.; 
mix all together and shake-well before using. 
RING-BONE. 
This is a disease precisely like spavin, location only 
giving it a different name. The same alterations in _ 
structure take place,-the same terminations follow, and 
the same treatment is called for. Ring-bone, unlike 
spavin, rarely occurs without enlargement. I have 
never known of but one case of the kind. 
SPLINT. 
This is a bony deposit situated between the cannon 
and splint-bones, well known to all horsemen, rarely 
causing lameness, except when it is situated so as to in- 
terfere with the action of the knee-joint, or at the lower 
extremity of the splint-bone. Few horses attain the age 
of eight years without having them; they disappear in 
time by spreading over a greater surface of bone, be- 
coming flat upon the surface, giving rise to the opinion 
often indulged in by horsemen that old horses never 
have splint. Splint is a disease of the same character 
as spavin, and requires the same treatment. 
