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can be used to tlie parts. (Never apply hot Kniments to a 

 part already too hot and painful.) Then apply by rubbing 

 with the hand over the parts, every second day, the follow- 

 ing: Oil of turpentine, one ounce; oil of olives, two 

 ounces ; creosote, one ounce. Mix. This will not only act 

 as an irritant, but as a powerful sedative to the nerves of 

 the parts, causing relief from pain, so that the animal can 

 be made useful. 



Hock, The. — This is an important joint or part of the 

 horse, and is the seat of many diseases, causing lameness. 

 In the majority of hind leg lameness, the hock is the true 

 situation. This fact is not apparent to the non-professional 

 person, as the hock, while diseased, does not swell so often 

 as other portions of the body or legs when diseased. Bog 

 or blood spavin and thorough-pin, a blind man can almost 

 see. With these exceptions, I say, hock-joint lameness, in 

 the majority of cases, is charged to the hip or somewhere 

 else, simply because persons fail to see any peculiarity, 

 even when pointed out to them. (See Stringhalt.) 



Sprain of the hock-joint is to be treated with cold water 

 cloths, for a few days, and the apphcation of the following, 

 once every second day, for a week, with friction or rubbing : 

 Oil of turpentine ; oil of olives ; equal parts. Mix. This 

 is a simple, cheap, and good liniment, and will answer 

 every purpose. 



Rupture of the internal and external lateral or side liga- 

 ments of the hock-joint is occasionally seen, and is caused 

 by a violent slip. The rupture is at once recogni^ied by 

 the loss of power of the horse over the leg below the joint; 

 but can stand on the leg, as if it were sound, and there is 

 little or no swelling — which peculiarities serve to show the 

 difference between a broken bone of the leg and the rup- 

 tured ligaments of a joint. (See Ligaments.) The cute 



