pies it: 
CHAPTER Sait. 
DISEASES OF THE FEET. 
The feet are subject to many diseases and injuries which 
often render a horse unfit for work. In this chapter we 
will consider the most common and important affections of 
the feet. 
Corns. 
Corns most frequently occur in the front feet and are 
nearly always on the inside. 
Cause—High heels, contracted heels, long feet, weak 
feet, bruises, etc. 
HOW TO KNOW IT. 
There is lameness and soreness tpon pressure over the 
corn. In paring the 
foot for examination 
we notice an appar- 
ently blood- shooter 
ile dime. When this 
spot is present we 
know it to be a corn. 
WHAT TO DO. 
Ii there is a shoe on the foot remove it, and pare out 
the quarter until it is almost ready to bleed; when this is 
