976 LIVERPOOL VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
Heyes and Mr. Morgan, and those gentlemen concurred in my 
opinion, that the horse was suffering from slight lameness in the 
shoulder, of a very recent character. The society, seeing that I was 
defending the case and also getting professional opinions, had it 
adjourned until the following day, that they might have their two 
veterinary surgeons to examine the horse. On the following morn- 
ing, before going into court, Messrs. Heyes and Morgan, along 
with myself, again examined the horse, and all concurred that he 
was much better for the day’s rest, and the lameness was but very 
slight indeed, and we were of opinion that it would be quite sound 
in a day or two without any treatment being adopted, and gave 
evidence in court to that effect. The two veterinary surgeons for 
the society both stated that the horse was suffering from chronic 
navicular disease, thickened sheaths of tendons, &c., and must have 
been lame for some time, was suffering great pain, and was unfit 
for work in consequence. The magistrates decided in favour of 
the society, and inflicted a penalty of, I think, 20s. and costs. 
The same and following day I sent the horse, with a note, to six 
other veterinary surgeons of Liverpool and neighbourhood, asking 
their opinion of the lameness. They all, with one exception, said 
the horse was only very slightly lame, but it was in the shoulder ; 
the exception thought it was in the foot. However, by the time 
the horse had visited the different veterinary establishments he was 
perfectly sound and ready for work, and has been working regularly 
ever since. I omitted to say that we had the horse’s feet care- 
fully examined, and found them large, healthy, fine open feet, 
and free from any disease. I would suggest that it is high 
time that something should be done by veterinary surgeons indi- 
vidually, and by this and similar associations, to remedy this state 
of things. 
I will now proceed to lay before you a few cases of fracture that 
I have now (or have had lately) under treatment. 
On the 7th of October, I was sent for to examine a horse that 
had been brought in from work very lame. It was a big, powerful 
bay mare, aged (1917 F), and had only been purchased about two 
months. Symptoms were, standing quite straight in stable, but 
putting greatest weight on sound leg. I had her gently walked 
out of the stable ; her gait was very peculiar, but to me indicative 
of a fracture of the pelvis. She advanced the leg without any 
difficulty, and straight ; but in doing so carried it too far forward, 
as if done involuntarily, the leg being thrown slightly outwards in 
backing; had great difficulty in lifting the leg, dragging or trailing 
the foot on the ground in trying to get it back ; no difficulty or pain 
was caused by my lifting or moving the leg freely about. I then 
carefully examined the foot to see that the nails were right, and 
that no foreign body was in it, a precaution the importance of 
which cannot be over estimated ; in all cases of lameness, before 
giving an opinion, find that the foot is all right. I next pressed and 
manipulated the hip-joint and pelvis, but failed to hear or detect 
the slightest indication of a fracture. I then examined the pelvis 
