The American reformed horse book : a treatise on the causes, symptoms, and cure of all diseases of the horse, including every disease peculiar to America ; also embracing full information on breeding, rearing, and management designed for popular use . at trouble in chronic cases of this character is, that itcsually takes a long time to free the animal from lameness, and torestore the muscles of the shoulder to their original size; and, afterall we 3an do, it may be necessary to let the animal have a run atgrass. It will be advisable, in all chronic oases, unless the horsebe very lame, to insur
The American reformed horse book : a treatise on the causes, symptoms, and cure of all diseases of the horse, including every disease peculiar to America ; also embracing full information on breeding, rearing, and management designed for popular use . at trouble in chronic cases of this character is, that itcsually takes a long time to free the animal from lameness, and torestore the muscles of the shoulder to their original size; and, afterall we 3an do, it may be necessary to let the animal have a run atgrass. It will be advisable, in all chronic oases, unless the horsebe very lame, to insure regular exercise, which will tend to developthe shiunken muscles. The best way to prevent sweeny is tr keep the horse in goodcondition by a rational use of his muscular powers, being earefii/lot to overtax them, and by giving proper attention to bis feet^both m ihe stable and at the blacksmiths shop. 328 DADDS VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY. Thorough-pin. The seat of thorough-pin is between the popliteous {fig, 2) andthe point of the hock, near where the tendon is severed, as shownin the accompanying engraving. The disease is called thorough-pin, simply because the fluid contained in the bursal sac can besqueezed from one side to the VIEW OF SOME OF THE DEEP-SEATED MUSCLES IN THE EEGION OF THE HOCK A!r» Explanation.—1, Popliteous; 2, Flexor pedis accessorius; 3, Flexor metatarsi rnagnus;4, The tendon, common both to the flexor metatarsi and extensor pedis; 5. The groove^n which the extensor plays. Symptoms.—The disease is similar to bog spavin and wind-galls;namely, enlargement of a synovial sac. It seldom if ever lamesa horse, yet, when large, is apt to interfere with the free action ofthe joint. In former years it was customary to open thorough-pins bymeans of a lancet^ in view of evacuating the fluid; but many fatal tAMENESS, FROM VARIOUS CAUSES. 329 having occirred, the practice is now discontinued. Amongthe many fatal cases recorded I select the fo
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