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(iLANl)EHS IN HORSES, ETC. 
2. The crust-bearing surface should be merely levelled, not 
lowered as in ordinary shoeing ; ragged portions of horn at 
toe must be rasped away and all dirt removed. Colts with 
stump foot have very little crust except at the heel quarters, 
and as there is great pressure here upon the nails, it is neces- 
sary to preserve abundance of crust. 
3. The sole at the toe appears abundant, but the knife 
must be used only with caution. The shoe is more hollowed 
at this point to avoid pressure upon the toe. From restive- 
ness or fright some colts require to be cast before the shoes 
can be nailed on. 
4. Nail clenches should be roughly turned, and not rasped 
as in ordinary shoeing. 
5. Next, fix the spring. The limb must then be knee- 
banded, or only one screw must be put in, as the colt may 
plunge and the spring swing and get broken by the opposite 
foot. Lastly, apply the strap. 
6. No pressure should be put upon the lever spring by 
the strap until the end of a week, as inflammation may be 
set up in the different structures in the hollow of the heel, 
involving even the coronary and coffin joints. The strap 
may be tightened two holes at the end of a week, and one 
hole every four days afterwards. 
7. At the end of one month remove the shoe, cut down the 
heels consistently with safety in driving the nails, and replace 
the shoe. Take off the spring before attempting to move 
the shoe, regulate the pressure upon the lever spring by the 
strap as during the first month. At the end of second 
month take off the shoes, cut down the heels of the crust, 
and the hitherto malformed foot will be restored to its proper 
shape. I have never found a third application necessary, 
nor have I ever found the limb return to the contracted 
and malformed condition. 
8. It is necessary to place the colt in a shed or box, with- 
out bedding except sufficient in one spot for him to lie down. 
GLANDERS IN HORSES, AND THE CONTAGIOUS 
DISEASES (ANIMALS) ACT. 
By Robert P. Bailey, M.R.C.V.S., Lambourne. 
I would submit to your judgment whether the action of 
the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act of 1869 is not very 
defective as to horses affected with glanders. To come under 
the provisions of the Act, they must be offered for sale or 
