. Bulletin. Stallions; Horses. HORSE BREEDING IN MONTANA 23 placed on it, it expands sideways and the cartilag'es are then bent out. When the cartilages turn to bones the horse experiences a sensation similar to that of a person walking in a hard, narroN" shoe. No lateral expansion is permitted. This indirectly leads to inflamation and A Sidebone Which Caused the Form- ation of a Ringbone and Severe Lame- ness. Seriousness: This depends on the class of horse and the kind of work. A horse may work where he has soft footing with little inconvenience, but he will not stand city pa
. Bulletin. Stallions; Horses. HORSE BREEDING IN MONTANA 23 placed on it, it expands sideways and the cartilag'es are then bent out. When the cartilages turn to bones the horse experiences a sensation similar to that of a person walking in a hard, narroN" shoe. No lateral expansion is permitted. This indirectly leads to inflamation and A Sidebone Which Caused the Form- ation of a Ringbone and Severe Lame- ness. Seriousness: This depends on the class of horse and the kind of work. A horse may work where he has soft footing with little inconvenience, but he will not stand city pavements or hard roads. Corns and ringbones develop indirectly in many cases from sidebones. The Chicago horse buyers will cut the price more for a horse affected with sidebones than one with bone or bog spavin Cause: Heredity is the most prolific cause of sidebones. In- juries, wire cuts and bad shoeing may be active causes. The great majority of stallions found with sidebones in Montana had no evidence of any of these exciting causes. A stallion shipped to A/lontana by a firm in Minnesota sold at a reduction on accouTit of a wire scar in the region where sidebones occur was passed by a local veterinarian as sound, yet had four very prominent side- bones, two on one foot that had no scars. A high priced compan}^ horse in on^e county of the state was found to have seven well marked sidebones, and no scars. He was tender in every foot though bought as a sound horse. The government certification of stallions in Victoria, Australia, lias furnished convincing proof of the transmissibality of 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 Montana Stallion Registration Board. Bozeman, Mont. : The Board
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