. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). 780 DISEASES A?^D THBIE TREATMENT. the foot is found hot, and as a result of the increased heat, eon- traction may set in, the hoof becoming
. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). 780 DISEASES A?^D THBIE TREATMENT. the foot is found hot, and as a result of the increased heat, eon- traction may set in, the hoof becoming dry and brittle. He steps on his toe, and when standing, poinis his foot, that is, places his foot in front, resting on the toe; and if both feet are involved, which is not uncommon, alternating the feet. Contraction is not an invariable symptom, as feet are subject to it that are en- tirely free from contraction. Often the foot is found to be round and apparently healthy, the most careful examiuation by the owner, or smith, not enablmg him to locate any cause for the trouble. In ordinary cases the horse wUl show no ap- parent lameness while on a walk; but on a trot may flinch considerably, showing a great tendency to stumble.* Driving down-hill, or on a rough, cob- )ly road, will greatly aggravate the lameness, because going down-hill increases the force of concussion; and a stony or un- even road so wrenches and strains the joint, or exposes the frog to such incidental pressure, as to greatly increase the pain and soreness. In some cases of acute strain, the lameness may be quite marked, the horse being scarcely able to walk, and when he does, keeping the foot flexed by walking upon the toe, and when standing, resting the toe upon the ground. As this acute stage passes off", which will usually be in one or two weeks, the animal will seem to have grown much better, at times perhaps appear quite well, then grow suddenly worse again, depending upon the part of the joint in
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