DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 178 
By ah i CURB. 
This is an enlargement at the back part of the hock, 
about four inches below the cap, arising from strains, 
bruises, breaking down of the hock, etc. _ 
Treatment.—tIn recent cases the part should be bathed 
with tincture of iodine once a day; or use the iodine 
ointment. Take a little blood from the sephena vein on 
the inside of the hind- -leg, above the hock. Should this 
not succeed, blisters must be resorted to; the same 
applications as are used for spavins are. applicable here. 
BLOOD OR BOG-SPAVIN. he PS 
This is but one disease, a bursal enlargement or an 
increase in the secretion of the joint-oil causing disten- 
sion of the capsular ligament which surrounds the joint, 
causing puffy swellings on the front and inside of the 
joint, “parely causing lameness. Thoroughpin is the 
same disease on a more extensive scale, causing the 
enlargement to extend through the joint from one side 
to the other. The only successful treatment which I 
have found, with a few exceptions, is cold-water. com- 
presses, placed upon the Joint in such a manner as to 
press upon the swollen parts, and retain them there 
for six or eight weeks, by means of a leathern socket 
made to fit the joint ; the compresses to be changed 
every ‘day; old muslin or ‘woolen cloth i is the best ma 
terial to use. 
PALPITATION OF THE HEART. 
This disease is known to horsemen as the thumps, in 
consequence of the violent action of the heart, causing a 
Jerking or shaking of the entire animal frame, observable 
‘at a distance of several yards. This disease is sometimes 
preceded by an obscure lameness, generally occurring in 
