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the result of driving on city pavements, the repeated 
concussion setting up a chronie inflammation. 
The symptoms are not so marked as in the acute 
form. The horse places the feet well forward in stand- 
ing, or shifts the weight from one foot to the other. In 
obstinate cases, the outline of the front of the hoof is 
eoneave instead of straight and the hoof is marked by 
circular rings of horn. The hoof is hard and dry, and 
the heels are likely to be contracted. 
Treatment for chronic laminitis is rarely very satis- 
factory as far as a cure is concerned, but it will often 
give much relief. If possible, the horse should be 
placed in a clay stall, or the feet may be soaked in a 
tub for two hours twice daily, wiped dry and oiled with 
the following hoof-dressing: 
Turpentine e Bua s 3 1 ounce 
Pine tar 3 m4 ‘ ‘ 1 ounce 
Beeswax eB ye eS ‘ é 2 ounces 
Fish oil ae pce : 4 ounces 
Melt together, and apply twice daily with a brush to 
all parts of the foot. In the absence of the hoof-dressing 
any good oil or glycerine may be used. Horses that are 
foot-sore or tender can be benefited by shoeing with 
broad webbed bar shoes, with rubber heel pads beneath 
to lessen the jar. Light blisters applied to the coronets 
(top of the hoof) once in four weeks may be beneficial. 
COFFIN - JOINT LAMENESS 
This disease is also called “navicular disease” and 
‘navicular arthritis.” It is an inflammation of the 
