. Elements of hippology. Horses. 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 kept^very clean, and infection must be very c[a r e f u 1 1 y 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 ho
. Elements of hippology. Horses. 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 kept^very clean, and infection must be very c[a r e f u 1 1 y 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 QUITTCR FALSE QUART. Figure 87.—Quittor and False 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, Francis C. (Francis Cutler), b. 1867; United States Military Academy. Dept. of Tactics. Kansas City : Hudson Press
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