FRACTURE OF THE UPPER PASTERN BONE. 213 
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In 1822, a chesnut cart-horse, at Oakley, the property of 
the Marquis of Tavistock, was very lame on the near foot be¬ 
hind, in consequence of complete ossification of the lateral carti¬ 
lages. and extensive ossific disease round the coronet. She 
scarcely ever placed the foot on the ground, but generally moved 
on three legs. Her sufferings prevented the periodical cestrum; 
she had not bred for years. About two months after the opera¬ 
tion she went to work, and moves sound: she has bred several 
healthy foals, and works as usual. 
In 1823, a bay galloway, the property of Mr. Charles Short, 
of this town, surgeon, was wounded by a nail in the navicular 
joint; the wound healed, but the animal remained very lame. I 
was called in. After the operation he became sound, and has 
remained so up to this time. He is now the property of Captain 
Davis, of this place, who works him regularly on the road. 
In 1824, I operated on a galloway, the property of Mr. John 
Palmer, of Goldington, in this neighbourhood. He was very 
lame on the near leg behind, in consequence of ring-bone: I 
had previously fired and blistered with no good effect. After the 
unnerving operation he got up quite sound, and continues so up 
to this period. He has for some time past been let out as a hack 
in this town. 
In Nov. 1828, a black post mare, the property of Mr. Bass, 
at the George Inn, in this place, was extremely lame, in conse¬ 
quence of much contraction of both feet: she could not stand up 
in the stable a sufficient time to take her necessary food. I ope¬ 
rated on one nerve of each leg only. When the wounds were 
healed she was taken to work, and is as useful as any of the other 
horses; continues standing in the stable as long as most horses 
that are sound, keeps to her regular work, and does not move 
lame. ' , 
Several similar cases have come under my care in this neigh¬ 
bourhood, in which the operation has been equally successful. 
SINGULAR FRACTURE OF THE UPPER PASTERN 
BONE. 
By Mr. Fuller, Cambridgeshire . 
On the 5th inst. I was summoned to attend a horse, the pro¬ 
perty of Mr. E. Matthews, that had fallen suddenly lame while 
hunting. I immediately discovered that the upper pastern bone 
of the near fore leg was very extensively fractured. The horse 
being aged, and of a very bad temper, the proprietor ordered him 
to be destroyed. On examining the leg, after death, I found 
