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is highly probable that the parts may be thoroughly cured; 
but if the direction of the pipes be forward, there is great 
doubt of a cure being accomplished. 
Quittor often proceeds from neglecting bruises and in¬ 
juries of the sole of the foot. When horses have flat feet, 
and are ridden quickly over a rough, uneven, stony road, 
the feet are very liable to be injured, and especially by 
getting a small stone between the shoe and the sole. 
Narrow webbed shoes are frequently the cause of bruises of 
the feet, by leaving too much of the sole unprotected. 
Another cause is, the smith paring out the sole too closely, 
or pricking the sole while in the act of shoeing, as also 
pressure of the shoe on the sole, and gravel getting insinu¬ 
ated between the sole and the shoe. 
PRICK, OR WOUND IN THE SOLE OR CRUST. 
The sole is peculiarly liable to be injured by sharp-pointed 
stones, flints, and pieces of glass which it may come in 
contact with on a road. In shoeing, too, a nail may be 
driven either through the sensible part of the foot, or so 
near to it in the horn, that it will cause pressure and con¬ 
sequent irritation, probably inflammation, and this may end 
in ulceration. In all cases of lameness, particularly in those 
which are sudden, the legs should be examined with great 
care; and if no cause can be discovered to account for it, 
the probability is that its seat is in the foot. The shoe 
ought to be immediately removed, when very likely the 
cause will be ascertained. But if it is not at once apparent 
by the heat of some portion of the foot, then the crust 
should be rapped all round with a small hammer, and when 
the part which is affected is touched, the horse is sure to 
flinch from it; or pressure applied by pincers will answer 
the same purpose. 
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