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is well to poultice the parts for a day or two, after which cold baths 
may be used, or the wounds dressed with tincture of aloes, oakum, 
and a roller bandage. 
When an animal is known to be subject: to overreaching, he should 
never be driven fast without quarter boots, which are specially made 
for the protection of the heels and quarters. 
If there is a disposition to “grab” the forward shoes, the trouble 
may be remedied by having the heels of these shoes made as short as 
possible, while the toe of the hind foot should project well over the 
shoe. When circumstances permit of their use, the fore feet may be 
shod -with the “tips” instead of the common shoe, as described in 
‘treatment for contracted heels. 
CALK WOUNDS. 
Horses wearing shoes with sharp calks are liable to wounds of the 
coronary region, either from trampling on themselves or on each 
other. These injuries are most common in heavy draft horses, espe- 
cially on rough roads and slippery streets. The fore feet are more 
liable than the.hind ones, and the seat of injury is commonly on 
the quarters. In the hind feet the wound often results from the 
animal resting with. the heel of one foot set directly over the front 
of the other. In these cases the injury is generally close to the horn, 
and often involves the coronary band, the sensitive lamine, the 
extensor tendon, and even the coffin bone.. 
_Treatment.—Preventive measures include the use of boots to pro- 
tect the coronet of the hind foot and of a blunt calk on-the outside 
heel of the fore shoe, since this is generally the offending instru- 
ment, when the fore feet are injured. If the wound is not deep 
and the soreness slight, cold-water bandages and a light protective 
dressing, such as carbolized cosmoline, will be all that is needed. 
When the injury is deep, followed by inflammation and suppuration 
of the coronary band, lateral cartilages, sensitive laminae, etc., active 
measures must be resorted to. Cold, astringent baths, ede by 
adding 2 ounces of sulphate of iron to 1 gallon of water, should be 
used, followed by poultices, if it is necessary to hasten the cleansing 
of the wound by stimulating the sloughing process. If the wound 
is deep between the horn and the skin, especially over the anterior 
tendon, the horn should be cut away so that the injured tissues may 
- be exposed. The subsequent treatment in these cases should follow 
the directions given in the article on toe cracks. 
FROSTBITES. 
Excepting the ears, the feet and legs are about the only parts of 
the horse liable to become frostbitten. The cases most commonly 
seen are found in cities, especially among car horses, where salt is 
used for the purpose of melting the snow on curves and switches. 
