Foot and Limb 'Troubles. 2,i3 



much paring of the foot; after paring down, baths fol- 

 lowed by oakum and tar stoppings are to be preferred to 

 poultices. Pricks from shoeing or from nails picked up 

 on the street will, if not attended to, result in pus form- 

 ing and working upwards to the coronet and there break 

 out, thus forming what is know as a "quittor," it is 

 needless to say that the treatment for this condition will 

 have to be left to the surgeon. 



Corns are bruises of the sensitive sole, usually in that 

 portion enclosed by the inner angle of the wall and bars, 

 usually present in the fore feet. Weak heels predispose 

 to the disease, very strong heels may also result in this 

 trouble due to pinching of the sole between them and the 

 pedal bone. 



The causes of corns are several, chief of which is 

 faulty shoeing, putting pressure on parts not intended to 

 bear it, by cutting down the bars or putting on short 

 heeled shoes, and especially by the common practice of 

 leaving shoes on horses' feet for months at a time without 

 resetting and removal of excess of horn growth. Ex- 

 cessive thinning of the sole and later stepping on a stone 

 will cause the sole bruise (corn), some weak-footed 

 horses will have corns in spite of all methods of shoeing; 

 barefooted horses rarely have corns. 



The lameness resulting from corns gets worse as the 

 animal is worked who may point. If the shoes are re- 

 moved and the sole pared the surface will be noticed to 

 be reddened and in some cases pus may be found, always 

 a serious condition. Eemoval of the shoe, paring out of 

 the seat of the coru and a poultice to the foot, will in 

 cases of lameness, due to a corn, result in almost mar- 



