. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. Fid. 7:ii).—CappedHock. 430 DISEASES AND THEIR Fig. 740.—An OrdinaryCapped Hock. Capped Hock. This is an injury or bruise at the point of thehock, and is usually caused by striking the partsagainst some hard object. If the inflammationis acute, use cooling applications. When theinflammation has subsided, use any ordinarystimulant or blister recommended for the pur-pose. Wind-Galls. Wind-gall was the name given to those soft,puffy swellings found at the back part of thefetlock
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. Fid. 7:ii).—CappedHock. 430 DISEASES AND THEIR Fig. 740.—An OrdinaryCapped Hock. Capped Hock. This is an injury or bruise at the point of thehock, and is usually caused by striking the partsagainst some hard object. If the inflammationis acute, use cooling applications. When theinflammation has subsided, use any ordinarystimulant or blister recommended for the pur-pose. Wind-Galls. Wind-gall was the name given to those soft,puffy swellings found at the back part of thefetlock joint, from a supposition that they con-tained air. They consist of enlargement ofthe little sacs, or bags, which are always foundto contain a mucous fluid wherever tendons passover joints, as at the back of the fetlock. Thisform may be termed simple wind-gall. In other cases, the distensionis caused by an increased secretion, and bulging of the capsularligament of the joint itself This form may be distinguished ascomplicated wiftd-gall. Few horses that have done any work are free from them, andunless dependenton some more se-rious lesion thansimple distens
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