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near hind leg caught an iron hoop, known as a wheel nave— 
the hoop was about nine inches in diameter, and made of very 
strong material, and was standing against the wall—and 
brought it down upon the leg, causing a wound which had 
bled very profusely. 
Upon examination I found the breaker’s remarks perfectly 
correct, as regards the temper of the horse, for when an 
attempt was made to lift or even touch the leg, he kicked 
most violently. I found a transverse wound to exist nearly 
an inch and a half in length, and about three inches above 
the pastern joint, and upon introducing my finger into the 
wound I found the tendo perforatus and perforans divided, 
with the exception of a small portion about the thickness of 
a wheat straw. Of course when the animal rested his weight 
upon the foot, it was unable to sustain it, and the pastern 
joint came nearly in contact with the ground. I applied 
Tinct. Arnica lotion, and cold water linen bandages. 
On the following day I saw the horse, and contemplated 
adopting some mechanical contrivance for supporting the leg. 
As for removing the shoe and substituting a high heeled one, 
I found that was out of the question, unless the horse was 
first cast. Taking into consideration that by doing this we 
should break down the remaining portion of the tendons, 1 
resolved to do nothing more than pursue the same treatment 
as before. The bandages were applied from the hock to the 
coronet, and a gentle dose of physic was given. 
I saw the horse on the l6th, and he appeared to be doing 
favorably. 
On the 25th January the leg was very weak, and the horse 
unable to bear much weight upon the foot when the bandages 
were removed. The tendons were evidently uniting, but were 
very elastic and felt soft to the touch ; for which you will ac¬ 
count upon examining the specimen. The leg felt cool, and the 
wound had healed, the mark of which could be scarcely disco¬ 
vered. I applied agutta-perchasplint, softened with warm water 
and moulded to the leg, which appeared to give support to the 
limb, and I enjoined perfect rest. I also left instructions with 
the person in charge to write to me in three days, and let me 
know the effect; he accordingly complied, and informed me 
that he thought the splint was of very little use. I ordered 
a leather boot to be made, and intended to have applied it, 
and also a high heeled shoe, but to my surprise I was 
informed that another practitioner had been called in on the 
1st February, who gave as his opinion that the tendons were 
still divided, and also the suspensory ligament, and that the 
animal was incurable and would never be fit for work again. 
