Bing-hone 



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is sometimes caused by a sharp- shod horse stepping 



on its mate so as to injure the joint. 



The symptoms of ring-bone are severe lameness, 



with inflammation of the joint as sho*n by heat, pain 



and swelling. These symp- 

 toms are followed by a bony 

 bunch, thrown out usually 

 toward the side of the joint; 

 or the exostosis may form a 

 ring nearly around the joint. 

 The treatment for ring- 



1 llf ' il^ '^"'^^ '^ ^^® same as that for 



I ■ T|^ Spavin, except that firing is 



to be resorted to earlier. 

 Ring-bones occur on a much 

 more important joint than the 

 spavins. More motion takes 

 place at the pastern -joint, 

 and as a result ring-bones 



I ^^^^*^^P^ are more difficult to cure. 



The treatment, as commonly 

 expressed by horsemen, is to 

 "flre, blister and turn out to 

 is welded together, the ring- 

 A horse having a ring-bone. 



Fig. 46. 

 Ring-bone enlargement. 



grass." When the joint 



bone is said to be cured. 



even though he is cured, has a decided limp, owing to 



the welding together of the bones of such an important 



joint. Such animals are useful only for performing 



slow work. 



