t08 DISEASES OF THE HOESE. 



remains before these remedies are applied, the less likely i^ 

 he to be free from its effects afterwards. Before th5 horse 

 is again put to work, be assured he has quite recovered. 

 During the treatment, give plenty of cold water to drink. 

 Never give tepid water to a horse while he is sick from 

 disease. Give grass or soft mashes for a day or two, but 

 do not keep a sick horse too long on low feed, as debility 

 and swelling of the legs and various portions of the body 

 will take place. 



Remember. Do not bleed, neither from the neck, nor 

 foot, nor from any place else in a disease of this kind. 



(2.) Cheonic Founder. — Symptoms, Cause and Treat- 

 ment will be much the same, only it will not be necessary 

 to push the treatment so far. Principally depend upon 

 softening the horn of the feet, paring the soles of the feet, 

 and a few days' rest. The horse, for a week or two after- 

 wards, should be placed in a stall having six inches of 

 sawdust spread over it, and kept a little moist with water 

 poured over it once in a day. When horses are recovering 

 from acute founder, they also might be placed in a stall so 

 prepared. Clay stalls are objectionable. 



Fractures. — This term signifies a broken bone. Frac- 

 tures are the result of great force applied to the bone, as 

 from kicks, falls, and accidents. 



Fractures occur in three forms. 



(1.) The simple fracture or break, either oblique, or 

 slanting, or straight across the bone. 



(2.) The compound fracture, where the bones are broken 

 in several places. 



(3.) The comminuted fracture, where the bones are 

 broken in pieces, and the ends of the broken bones are 

 Been cutting through the skin, and, possibly, severing some 



