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HOW TO KNOW IT. 
In the shoulder joint there is fi, 
some sorenes, but there is fione in pA 
the shoulder blade as in sweeny. 
There is lamen sss anc at the time 
the leg 
head is nodded down at the start 
is being moved forward the 
and suddenly jerked up toward the finish of the movement 
WHAT TO DO. 
First bathe off the shoulder for thirty minutes with very 
warm water, then dry thoroughly and apply liniment 
recommended in sweeny If weat'er be inclement blan- 
ket after bathing with warm water. 
Stifled. 
This is a condition in which there is a dislocation of the 
pulley bone, but any derangement of the stifle joint is gen- 
erally referred to as ‘‘stifled.”’ 
Cause—It is generally produced by a slip and a twist of 
the leg at the same time. 
HOW T) KNOw IT. 
The leg is apparently stiff and the horse is unable to 
move it forward The horse can be madeto back when he 
will swing himself over injured limb without raising his 
foot from the ground. In case the trouble be a strain in-_ 
stead of a true stifle, the patient will carry the leg farther 
forward than usual, but he will do it carefully and with - 
seeming labor, bending the stifle joint as little as possible; 
there will be soreness and swelling and the injured horse 
will be noticed resting his leg. 
