154 PARTIAL DIVISION OF TENDO PERFORATUS, ETC. 
I therefore received a message that the horse was to be 
destroyed. I need make no remarks upon the result of the 
dissection, which proved his diagnosis incorrect, further than 
that the tendons had been divided, and had retracted in their 
sheath fully two inches. On examination, the theca and 
ends of the tendons were united by fibrous deposit. The 
suspensory ligament was not divided. 
The insertion of this case in the Veterinarian , with your 
remarks upon it, would be highly valued by me, and your 
replies to the following questions would be esteemed a favour. 
1st. Taking into consideration the partial division of the 
tendons, the irritability of the animal, and his violence if 
approached, was I not justified in ordering perfect quiet, 
instead of having recourse to casting, in order to remove the 
shoe, and substitute a high heeled one ? 
2nd. Would the deposit between the ends of the tendons 
have contracted, or undergone any change of structure, so as 
to have become tendinous, and rendered the horse fit for slow 
work ? 
3rd. Would the fact of the adhesions of both tendons 
prevent the horse from walking or trotting, without pain or 
inconvenience ? 
4th. Had the high heel shoe been applied at the onset, 
would the ends of the tendons have come nearer in proximity? 
I remain, dear Sir, 
Yours respectfully, 
W. D. Bray. 
To Assist.-Professor Varnell, 
Royal Veterinary College. 
REMARKS ON THE ABOVE CASE BY ASSISTANT-PROEESSOR 
VARNELL. 
Judging from the appearances presented by the specimen 
sent, 1 have no hesitation in saying that had the horse from 
which it was taken been allowed to live, he would have 
become useful to his owner, and repaid him for the outlay of 
his keep while a cure was being effected. This, however, 
is taking a pound shillings and pence view of the question, 
and it is the only one we can expect proprietors of horses to 
take in general. I also feel persuaded that such calculations 
should, as a rule, be considered by the veterinary surgeon, before 
advising what course should be adopted in all doubtful cases. 
The age of the horse from which the specimen was taken, 
the nature, and situation of the wound, and the facility with 
