Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-12-21
CORNS IN HORSES FEET.
Cause and euro for These Troublesome
EXcresCcnccs.

Excresccnccs.
If horse is supposed to have q corn,
'avs Whip and Rein, let the shoe DO re-
moved; the inside quarters OF one or
both, fore feet upon being pared Will
show streaked inflaned appearance.
The horn will be soft and more spongy
than other portions of the hoot. In bad
Of long neglected cases if you follow the
corn with the knife you will como to sup
puration. In all such cases one lnvarla-
bic condition is found-the horse stands
upon a thick heeled shoe, and the frogof
the hoof cannot reach the ground. The
whole weight of the horse rests. not upon
its natural, elastic support, but upon
long, horny heels and iron. Inns con-
dition is a violation of natural laws, and
\ corn is the first and most easily
MANAGED consequence. The smith,
whose Ignorance of the anatomy of
the organ he has disabled is the solo
cause of the trouble. ''Cuts out
the corr" and attributes the difficulty to
weak feet, hard pavcmentS, or gives any
excusc he thinks may answer for the
moment, and puts on. perhaps, a "bar
hoe" lie cannot tell why he puts on a
bar shoe, but he knows it will give tenn
porary relief, and the relief is in this wise
tho harmust rest upon the frog, and the
heels cut away tOallow tito dose. This,
hv a clumsy CGnlrivanCe Of heavy iron,
is getting part OF the relief tnat nature
demands. The true relief Is i'll such
system of shooting as will preserve tho
natural action Of the foot. The natural
action Is with low heel, to have the frog
Of the foot strike fuil upon the ground
and press upward. against the downward
action Of the coliin bone, Just as q spring
Id, al,
The horses hOOf, continues the au-
thority quoted, is simplya boot; inside Of
it is Il true foot. The frog is only part
OF Che hoof thai has a nervous Connec-
ton with the living tissue inside the
horn. just above the Freq is the sensible
frog, and ON this rests the coffin bone.
The vascular bone is connected with the
boot by elastic lanuna, and moves IN the
Eo0f by the action Of the horse, having
It's natural rest upon the frog. If the
horse stands upon rim q iron. the con-
lcr Of the foot is unsupported; the points
/ ii the pressure are under each wing
If the coffin bone. From lack Of action
| Tho frog dries up and loses lis function;
| the sensible frog sympathizcs IN this con-
! clifton. Circulation and secretion are
IcasCned. There is more or less fever,
probably not perceived by Tie groom, or,
| il perceived, he "stuifs' the feet, il
| iiammaticn begins at the points OF pre-
| sure under the wings Of the coffin bone,
| and the horse has . corn. The euro Of
| tuis defect i obvious when Che cause is
stated; II is to shoe so that the horse will
| invariably stand upon LIS frog; this must
| be secured by the use of shoe chat viii
| 2dGlit no other bearing. and the method
! known among hCrscmcn as the Good
| 4-ni.c,b 07,r M hNr-p ,,.D fra vel
| safely without the Use Of the frog.
Aside from its I'll essential necessity as
tho natural rest from the bouY structure
| upon the ground, lis expansive power in
| keeping the hoGf from contracting upon
the incloscd joints, and its promotion ly
its action Of circulation OF blood to the
extremity of the hoof and consequent
growth, the frog has a function always
overlooked by the ignorant and Qisre-
garded by the unretlccting. in that it is
! the organ of touch. 1t is the only Part
! OF the hoof that communicates with the
| nervous system, and through that to the
! brain, and il il therefore the only means
| that tho horse has Cf accurately deter
| mining his {oothold urOn the ground. In
| .hc common method of ahoeing. tine freq
is taken out Of action by the thickness OF
the shoe, and the horse is deprived of lis
use. Upon 10 muscle III the body is he
moro dependent for healthful, natural
action, and from the moment the frog i.
displaced by the blackslnith's iron the
decay Of The horses power begins. Con
traction, quarter cracks, toe cracks, ma
vicular disease. inflammation, and, more
troublesome than all else, corns usurT
tho free elasticity Of nature, and the an
NAL commences his downward course