CHAPTER V 
THE HORSE—LAMENESS AND SHOEING 
In treating lameness in animals, it must be remem- 
bered that one of the most important essentials to re- 
covery is rest. There are few forms of lameness that 
can be treated successfully when the animal is at work, 
especially when that work is responsible for the lame- 
ness. In treating lameness, the affected limb is to be 
kept as qniet as possible until some time after the 
symptoms have disappeared, in order that the diseased 
or injured tissues van regain their healthy condition. 
Turning horses out to pasture for some weeks is 
often all that is necessary. This takes the animal off 
the hard floors and roads upon which much time or- 
dinarily is spent. In many eases, if the cause of the 
lameness can be located and removed, a good blister 
put on the affected part, the shoes taken off and the 
horse turned out to pasture, may result in a complete 
recovery in a short time. When there is danger of the 
animal’s breaking the hoofs badly while in rough pas- 
ture, or from stamping flies, the hoofs can be pro- 
tected with light tips. 
In many cases in which the feet of roadsters have 
been injured by fast driving on hard roads, light work 
on soft plowed ground, barefooted or with tip shoes, 
will often take the place of a run at pasture. The 
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