124 HORSE-BREEDING FOR FARMERS CHAP. 
Splints 
Cause-—Bony deposits that come or are the result 
of blows, accidents, or concussion on the foreleg 
below the knee, also hereditary in tendency ; and are 
the cause of lameness or not, according to their 
situation. If situated near a tendon or the knee- 
joint a splint may be serious. A small splint often 
gives more pain while growing than when formed. 
Treatment.—Rest and cold water. If there is 
heat and inflammation, fomentations and poultices. 
If the splint does not yield to this treatment, blister. 
In bad cases the splint can be removed by a surgical 
operation. 
Ring-bone and Side-bone 
The following are the symptoms of this disease : 
A filling or rising of the hoof; inability to flex the 
pastern joint. 
Cause.—Heredity. 
Treatment.—Poultice; rub in iodide of lead 
ointment. 
Colic 
Symptoms.—Head hangs; breathing laboured ; 
rocking and restless motion of legs and body; 
pawing ; swelling of the belly ; sweating ; intermit- 
tent or palpitating heart; head from time to time 
turns to his flank. 
Treatment.—lf the result of over-eating green 
food, etc., a vet. should be sent for at once. Mean- 
while give three balls, at intervals of half an hour 
each, composed of sulphuret of ammonia (2 drachms), 
