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bar and the wall I reject the horse. If, however, the horse does 
not show any lameness or tenderness I would as a rule pass him 
although he has a corn. It depends mainly upon the discolora¬ 
tion, etc. 
Di\ Gi'hner: Horses shod with rolling-motion or rubber 
pads are as a rule unsound, and I would recommend particular 
care in examining such horses. 
Dr, Qiiitjuan : Does the essayist consider a horse unsound 
having a Whitman and Barnes rubber shoe on ? 
Dr. Griiner: Not necessarily. I would examine him care¬ 
fully, having his shoes taken off. 
Dr. Robertson : I must confess that I have not been as par¬ 
ticular heretofore in examining the feet for corns. I rely as a 
rule on the external conformation of the wall and appearance 
of the foot in general. We are not supposed, in my opinion, to 
pare into the sole of the foot except we have just cause for sus¬ 
picion. The same as we are not supposed to go into a bowel 
that may be weakened from some digestive trouble. External 
appearances will caution an experienced veterinarian for closer 
examination. Then he can use his own judgment as to the 
horse being sound or unsound. 
Dr. Campbell: Would you reject a horse with a slight 
corn ? 
Dr. Robertson : That depends upon the conformation of the 
foot. 
Dr. Hughes : Regarding the subject of corns, something 
like the subject of ringbone and many other conditions touched 
upon, we have to use a very considerable lot of judgment in pass¬ 
ing it for soundness or unsoundness. In my opinion corns are 
not produced by the shoe, but by the method of the shoeing. UT 
hear of horses from the country that have never been shod having 
corns. However, this is an unreasonable statement. When a 
man runs across such a corn, it is merely an accidental bruise, 
or staining of a healthy quarter and should be considered in my 
opinion as sound. Any corn that looks like a long standing 
one should be pronounced as unsound. I would like to have 
the question of ringbone discussed to-night. In my opinion the 
subject of ringbone in examination of horses for soundness will 
cause more annoyance than anything else. For instance, a heavy 
draught horse five years old that is perfectly sound as far as his 
movements are concerned, when we come to examine his os 
corona'we find on the posterior lateral aspect a marked angular¬ 
ity. The anterior as well as the internal lateral aspects are 
