THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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CORNS IN HORSES. 
n'., (!Vo address).—Arc seedy toe inid 
corns in horses the same? What causes 
(liem? Will going barefoot ever cause 
them? How deep-seated may corns be? If 
the toe has been pared till it bleeds and 
(hen burned and immediately shod, how 
long afterwiird will the hoof show it when 
(he shoe is removed? What is the proper 
treatment and will it make a permanent 
cure? Can a horse that has once had corns 
ever be said to be a sound liorse afterward? 
.\NS.— No, seedy hoe consists of a sep¬ 
aration of the wall at the toe from the 
sensitive laminae, causing a hollow 
space which emits a hollow sound when 
tapped with the hammer. It is the re¬ 
sult of toe clips. Especially is this the 
case when the shoe is put on hot, and 
inirned in. which should never be done. 
It is caused by laminitis and nails pene¬ 
trating the hoof at the toe. It may be 
found sometimes at the side of the foot 
from the use of side clips. Corns are 
the result of bruises of the heel between 
tli>^ bar and the wall, usually on the in¬ 
side heel 01 the foot and generally on 
file fore feet, as they are the weight 
hearers of the body. The structure af¬ 
fected is the sensitive sole. The bruises 
cause a rupture of the small blood ves¬ 
sels, the blood extravasating into horny 
sole, causing a red spot. Prof. Williams 
of the Edinburgh Veterinary College 
says the ordinary seated shoe is a most 
irrational invention. It bears upon no 
part of the sole except the spot that is 
incaiiable of bearing such pressure. It 
is dished out, made concave all around 
the foot except at the heels, and the re¬ 
sult is corns. Corns can be produced 
only by pressure on the part and the 
above described shoe is calculated to do 
it. It is said by some that they have 
found corns on horses that never were 
..hod; such a case may happen in the 
unshod horse by the inner corner of the 
■hoof growing long and inclined to turn 
inward, pressing on the sensitive part, 
causing a corn, but such cases ard very 
seldom seen and are no excuse for bad 
shoeing. To (irevent corns leave the 
sole untouched; rasp the wall level, and 
put on a flat shoe, so that the pressure 
will be even all around, the sole bearing 
part of the weight. A corn may be so 
deep seated as to be impossible to give 
relief by the first treatment. It is hard 
to say; it may be one w'eek and possibly 
two. Remove the shoe and poultice the 
foot to soften the hoof and relieve the 
inflammation, then rasp the wall of the 
hoof level and put on a level bar shoe. 
When the shoe is fitted rasp away a lit¬ 
tle of the wall at the seat of the corn, 
so that the shoe will not press on it. The 
corn should never be pared and no 
.strong medicine, such as spirits of salt, 
applied to it, as it does harm and is un¬ 
necessary. In some cases by putting on 
a bar shoe, removing the pressure, the 
horse will not have to be laid off 
work. If matter forms it w'ill be neces¬ 
sary to make a small opening to allow 
it to escape: then put on a poultice for 
a few days, and put on a bar shoe. Put 
a little tar and oakum in the opening 
to keep out the dirt until a new piect 
of sole grows up. The bar shoe should 
be used until the sole of the foot grow.s 
strong, then by using the flat shoe and 
not paring the sole there will be no 
more trouble with corns. Yes, the horse 
is sound if the corn has been removed, 
file tissues healed, all traces of the corn 
removed, and the horse shod in a hu¬ 
mane way. The corns will scarcely ever 
return, with proper shoeing. 
Wasting of Muscles. 
Pour months ngo my flve-year-ohl colt 
ran and hit iiis shoulder against a tree, 
laming him at the time. He has got 
o\er his lameness but it has left a hollow 
place which injures his looks very much, 
as far as selling him is concerned. Can 
anything be done to fill it out like other 
^ide? j. B. 
Sweeny or atrophy is a wasting of 
the muscles. It is more frequently lo¬ 
cated in the shoulder than in any other 
part of the body, and is commonly the 
result of strain, contusion or laceration 
of muscular tissues. The best treatment 
is to stimulate the parts by applying 
two or three times a day some of the fol¬ 
lowing liniment: Alcohol one pint, add 
to this three ounces gum camphor. After 
camphor is thoroughly dissolved add 
three ounces tincture of cantharides and 
one ounce tincture of capsicum. Apply 
this to the parts three times a day with 
smart friction. Give the animal abso¬ 
lute rest from work, but give a little 
walking exercise every day. 
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