Elements of hippology (1908) Elements of hippology .. elementsofhippo00mars Year: 1908 ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. 133 Wounds or bruises of the coronet are known by the general name of treads, because they come usually from being stepped on. Treads are dangerous when they affect the extensor tendon, or when they injure the joint between the coffin-bone and the coronary-bone. A tread must be keptjvery clean, and infection must be very carefully guar d e d against by the use of antisep- t i c dressings — as iodoform, calomel, o r car b o 1 i z e d vaseline. If the tread is serious enough to de- str
Elements of hippology (1908) Elements of hippology .. elementsofhippo00mars Year: 1908 ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. 133 Wounds or bruises of the coronet are known by the general name of treads, because they come usually from being stepped on. Treads are dangerous when they affect the extensor tendon, or when they injure the joint between the coffin-bone and the coronary-bone. A tread must be keptjvery clean, and infection must be very carefully guar d e d against by the use of antisep- t i c dressings — as iodoform, calomel, o r car b o 1 i z e d vaseline. If the tread is serious enough to de- stroy part of the coronary band, the part of the hoof that was supplied b y the destroyed part fills in, in an irregular way, from the sides and from beneath, and a malformation called false quarter results. A puncture is a wound to the foot, caused by a nail or other sharp object being driven into the sensitive parts of the foot. Any infection within the rim of the hoof, resulting in sup- puration, forms an abscess that cannot drain downward. As QUITTOR FALSE QUART Figure 87.—Quittor and False Quarter.
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