. Elements of hippology. Horses. ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. 221. A Study in Conformation. Courtesy of Otto Eerelman. Firing produces the same result, in a more radical way, by actually burning the part with a hot iron. Blistering, if severe, leaves an irregular scar, partly de- nuded of hair. Rows of dots or thin parallel lines are the marks of firing. If there is any suspicion of spavin, a simple test is to pick up the leg, bend it well, and hold it up for a minute or two; then drop it, and start the horse off at a trot. If sound, he will not limp. The cannon-bone should be examined for splints,
. Elements of hippology. Horses. ELEMENTS OF HIPPOLOGY. 221. A Study in Conformation. Courtesy of Otto Eerelman. Firing produces the same result, in a more radical way, by actually burning the part with a hot iron. Blistering, if severe, leaves an irregular scar, partly de- nuded of hair. Rows of dots or thin parallel lines are the marks of firing. If there is any suspicion of spavin, a simple test is to pick up the leg, bend it well, and hold it up for a minute or two; then drop it, and start the horse off at a trot. If sound, he will not limp. The cannon-bone should be examined for splints, rare as they are behind, and the tendons examined for evidence of in- flamed or sprained tendons. The same critical examination should b3 made of the feet as was made in front, and of the left hindjeg as was made of the 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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