12 INJURIES TO THE JAW. 
serious. The bony roof not only supports the bars, but also forms the 
solid floor of the nostrils. As it is not very thick, the greater is the 
danger when it is injured. The wound, because of the unyielding sub- 
stance on which it is inflicted, is more painful than that of the lower jaw. 
It is also for the same reason more severe. 
The last injury demands the same treatment as has already been de- 
scribed, only the remedies are far more difficult to apply. Should the 
entire portion of bone exfoliate and a hole be left behind, the conse- 
quence is not of fatal import. Bone can reproduce itself, though it is 
somewhat eccentric in its growth. So after the opening is closed, the 
surface toward the nostrils may be uneven, and the horse be rendered an 
inveterate wheezer. 
When the animal is once injured, never, for your own safety, after- 
ward employ a bit. If it be ridden or driven, always use a snaffle, and 
use even that most tenderly. The horse has vivid recollections, and man 
is naturally forgetful. When power is entrusted to the oblivious, danger 
is apt to be close at hand. 
The inferior margin of the jaw-bone is liable to harm from the curb 
chain, and some men will have the curb chain tight. Such people are 
commonly very imperious. They shout, and slash, and tug when they 
want obedience from an animal whose delight is. to be allowed to please. 
Their meaning is seldom comprehended, and therefore their orders are 
rarely obeyed; whereas, they would be humbly propitiated, were their 
commands only given as though the animal had no interest to rebel. 
The result of such violence is, from the curb chain being ruthlessly 
jerked, the jaw-bone soon enlarges. A 
portion of the bone having been bruised, 
has to exfoliate; a foul abscess forms; 
tumor speedily succeeds to tumor; os- 
seous structure is thrown out and a swell- 
ing is matured, before the enlargement 
heals. 
The treatment of such a case is simi- 
lar to that already directed. Keep the 
wound freely open, to permit the unim- 
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lotion, previously directed, liberally and 
constantly. The healing process may then take place without deformity 
being left behind 
