. Elements of hippology. Horses. 126 ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. between the lowest bones of the hock and the head of the cannon- bone. This inflammation, if not stopped 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 83. The usual treatment of a spavin, after the bony deposit has fair- ly begun, is to stim- ulate the deposit by artificial inflammation until the lowest bones are united to the can- non-bone; then to stop the inflammation. Such a spavin is said to be "cured," but it
. Elements of hippology. Horses. 126 ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. between the lowest bones of the hock and the head of the cannon- bone. This inflammation, if not stopped 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 83. The usual treatment of a spavin, after the bony deposit has fair- ly begun, is to stim- ulate the deposit by artificial inflammation until the lowest bones are united to the can- non-bone; then to stop the inflammation. Such a spavin is said to be "cured," but it has been cured at the expense of the joint, which has been permanently destroy- ed. When the spavin occurs between the bones, no visible en- la rgment results at first, but distressing lameness, due to ulceration of the car- tilage, is caused, that is very difficult to locate. This is an occult spavin. A spavined horse goes truer after being warmed up Jf, after a sharp gallop, in which he travels true, he is allowed to stand lor thirty minutes, and then sharply galloped, he will, if spavined, go noticeably lame. This is a characteristic of the disease. If the existence of spavin is suspected, another test is to pick. Figure 85.—Capped Hock and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Marshall, F. C. (Francis Cutler), 1867-; United States Military Academy. Dept. of Tactics. Kansas City : Hudson press
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