. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. Fig. 749. —Back View of tlieBones of itie Foot. NAVICULAR-JOINT LAAfENESS. 435 or wasting of the muscles of the shoulder, called sweeny, which iscaused by a want of properly exercising them. The symptoms areabout the same, so far as the lameness goes, whether the mischiefhas extended to ulceration or not, the history of the case onlyguiding in enabling to determine how far this has gone. Of coursethese conditions will vary in degree, as there may be only a slightextent of ulceration, or
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. Fig. 749. —Back View of tlieBones of itie Foot. NAVICULAR-JOINT LAAfENESS. 435 or wasting of the muscles of the shoulder, called sweeny, which iscaused by a want of properly exercising them. The symptoms areabout the same, so far as the lameness goes, whether the mischiefhas extended to ulceration or not, the history of the case onlyguiding in enabling to determine how far this has gone. Of coursethese conditions will vary in degree, as there may be only a slightextent of ulceration, or a high degree of simple inflammation. Yet,in the former case, the lameness will not be so marked as in the lat-ter, notwithstanding the prospect for recovery will be much less. We will now presume a horse, without any apparent cause, toshow a little lameness, and we desire to make a careful , is there any possible cause from recent shoeing, such as a. Fig. 750.—Position of the Bones of the Foot too Oblique. a, Pastern bone; b, Coronary bone; c, Os pedis, or cofBn-bone; d, Usual seat of thelameness; e, Perforans tendon. badly fitted shoe, driving the nails too close, or pricking. Let theshoe be taken off carefully, by raising each clinch in succession, andpulling the nails out. Now tap and examine all parts of the footcarefully, and especially if there is any bruise or corn at the innerheel, or at any part of the sole, which will be noticeable by being,red, and sensitive to light tappings of the hammer or to squeezing ofthe pinchers. It is always best to make the most thorough andcareful examination, so as to give assurance of being able to pointwith more certainty to the difficulty under consideration. Pressurewith the thumb over the middle of the flexor tendon, on its innerside or its outer, as deeply as can be reached in the hollow of theheel, the foot being bent back, causes pain ; or catching the foot inone hand and the ankle
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