Elements of hippology (1908) Elements of hippology .. elementsofhippo00mars Year: 1908 116 ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. before the bony deposit begins, results in bone spavin. Its usual seat is shown opposite the upper turn of the letter S in the word 'seat,' Figure 78. The usual treatment of a spavin, after the bony deposit has fairly begun, is to stimulate the deposit by artificial inflam- mation until the lowest b o n es are united to the cannon-bone; then to stop the inflamma- tion. Such a spavin is said to be''cured/' but it has been cured at the expense of the joint, which has been perman- e

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Elements of hippology (1908) Elements of hippology .. elementsofhippo00mars Year: 1908 116 ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. before the bony deposit begins, results in bone spavin. Its usual seat is shown opposite the upper turn of the letter S in the word 'seat,' Figure 78. The usual treatment of a spavin, after the bony deposit has fairly begun, is to stimulate the deposit by artificial inflam- mation until the lowest b o n es are united to the cannon-bone; then to stop the inflamma- tion. Such a spavin is said to be''cured/' but it has been cured at the expense of the joint, which has been perman- ently destroy- ed. When the spavin occurs between the bones, no visible en- QU1TTOR FALSE QUART Figure 78. largement results at first, but distressing lameness, due to ulcer- ation of the cartilage, is caused, that is very difficult to locate. This is an occult spavin. A spavined horse goes truer after being warmed up. If, after a sharp gallop, in which he travels true, he is allowed to stand for thirty minutes, and then sharply galloped, he will,

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