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Oil arriving at the place and examining the position of the 
foal, I found it lying on its back, with its hind feet presented 
at the os uteri, and its croup resting firmly against the pubis 
of the mare. 
I obtained some small, but strong cords, which I placed on 
the fetlocks, brought the feet into the passage, and by assist¬ 
ance and a little manipulation, succeeded in turning it back 
upwards, and soon afterwards extracted it with but little 
difficulty. The mare did well, and by using ordinary care 
and precautions, was fit for work in a week. 
In concluding this brief description of cases of preter¬ 
natural labour, I would wish to impress upon the members of 
the profession, as the result of my experience, that in all cases 
of malpresentation, the first object is to get the foetus, if 
possible, into its proper position. To accomplish this no 
effort should be spared. A standing position of the parent 
will materially assist the manipulations of the operator, and 
a living foetus will be more easily adjusted than a dead one. 
No one should ever attempt the placing the parent animal 
on her back, nor be guilty of such barbarity as hanging her 
up by the heels, as is frequently the case with practitioners 
of the old school, and is, 1 fear, sometimes done by those 
who belong to us. 
I have always been able to extract the foetus after re¬ 
moving the fore legs at the shoulders, without further muti¬ 
lation of its body. 
CHRONIC DISEASE OF THE HEART ASSOCI¬ 
ATED WITH LAMENESS OF THE FORE LIMBS 
OF A HORSE. 
By J. R. Dobson, M.R.C.Y.S, Kettering. 
In the early part of the year of 1858 I was consulted by 
an M.D. in this neighbourhood, respecting a chestnut horse 
which he had recently purchased for the purpose of hunting, 
he having been sold at a reduced price in consequence of 
being affected with chronic lameness in both fore feet, as 
was supposed, and therefore useless for the road. 
On examining him I found a considerable degree of lame¬ 
ness present. When trotted on the hard road, he went stilty 
on both fore feet, but especially with the off one. His feet, 
however, although small, were perfectly well shaped. There 
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