412 DISEASES OF THE HORSE’S FOOT 
therefore, in those cases caused by violent blows, that any- 
thing approaching an accurate opinion cannot be given until 
some months after the injury. After some time we are met 
with unmistakable changes in the form of the foot, and are 
able to assume that the persisting lameness is due to 
pressure of a reparative callus within the hoof. In such 
cases the only treatment of any use is that of neurectomy. 
