Veterinary notes for horse owners : a manual of horse medicine and surgery . two op-posing surfaces (the floor and the hoof), the severity of theresulting pressure or shock (on the elbow) will be decreased byits more extended and more gradual distribution. Tying up thehorse short acts by inducing him to lie on his breastr-bone, withthe heels of his fore feet close to his elbows, instead of lyingon his side, which is his natural recumbent position. AmongRussian match trotters it is often due to the heel striking thepoint of the elbow during fast movement. Miners sometimessuffer from a similar e
Veterinary notes for horse owners : a manual of horse medicine and surgery . two op-posing surfaces (the floor and the hoof), the severity of theresulting pressure or shock (on the elbow) will be decreased byits more extended and more gradual distribution. Tying up thehorse short acts by inducing him to lie on his breastr-bone, withthe heels of his fore feet close to his elbows, instead of lyingon his side, which is his natural recumbent position. AmongRussian match trotters it is often due to the heel striking thepoint of the elbow during fast movement. Miners sometimessuffer from a similar enlargement (miners elbow). As a rule, it causes lameness, only when it is in an acutely painfulstate, and when its size interferes with movement. CAPPED ELBOW. 335 TREATMENT.—^We oan generally arrest its development if wetreat it properly in its earliest stage. With this object in view,we should provide against the predisposing causes, by giving theanimal a soft bed to lie on, and let him have full length oftying-up rope, if he is in a stall. We should remove the shoe,. ^i^- ^57-—Capped hock. or get the horse shod with short shoes, and at night cover theheel with ,some soft material, such as felt, so that the shoe maynot hurt the elbow; or tie him up. Or we may apply a kind ofpillow round his fore arm, or round his pastern; so that, when he 336 SEROUS CYSTS. lies down, his heel will not be able to touch his elbow. The Offordand other elbow pads are effective appliances for accomplishingthis object. In Russia, an arrangement similar to the Offord padis used with those match trotters which are liable to hit theirelbows. It is well to use gentle massage (p. 664) and continuedfomentations of warm water for a few days, and after that rubin for a considerable time every day, during a fortnight or so,the following liniment: — Soap liniment ... ... ... ... ^ pint. Strong liquid ammonia ... ... ^ drachm. The pressure caused by the rubbing and the stimulating effect ofthe liniment
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