Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-02-27
COINS ON nossgs' Fsgr.

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credit for producing corns, Tor has u
not been amply demonstrated that un-
shcd horses rarely, II ever. suffer- Hut
In this, and many other cases, the smith
gets more than his share of the blsm",
toe the owners mcAnness, or the neg
l.ct of his servant, IL far more often
the cause of corus than the smiths
method OF shooting, or preparing the
foot Tor its rrception.
Whether worn out or not the shoes
.hould be removed when necessary and
rrfitted. for while the horses foot con-
tlnues IN grow the sbce dos not. and
the iron rim thst once had bearing on
the crust only finally presses on the seat
of corn sud produces the mischief so
difficult to remedy. Hard snd fsst rules
ss to how long shoes should remain on
without renewal, II not sufficiently worn
to require renewal, cannot he laid down.
for much depends on the rspldltv 10
growth. some horses can wear their
shoes for slx weeks, but In other cases
three weeks I. long enough In keep the
shoes on. The mau whose horse suffers
from coru., u he is In the hsblt of avoid
Ing the expense ~ removal until drop
ping OF necessitstes renewal. should
blsme hlm.slf and not the smith. who
would ~ only too glad to attend to the
shooting ss often as the state of the feet
requires 10.
Professor williams dehnes Il as "the
r-sult ofs brui... involving the struc-
ture. 10 the sensitive sole. appearing ss
an ecchymosed spot In the triangular
space Included between the bsrs and the
wall at the heel. occurring In the fore
f~.t aud slmost invariably In the inside
heel, aud caused nv hsd shoeing."
when psre,i out " Il found Ia he rel. ss
" hlooi hsd stained the horn. and this
IL reallv the case. for eStrsvssstion 81
blood from rupture 10 the small vessels
in.inustes it.slf into the horny texture
and give. the corn its chsrscteristic sp-
p~arsncc. The brulse u, however. only
the beginning % the evil, for u continued
sctiVe Inflammation aud the formation
10 msiter-fe.ier-i corn--srr sst up,
horny tumor, which pre.ses injuriou.lv
on the quick. may b. formed, or partial
necrosis 10 the pedal hone occur.
The symptoms 10 corn fr.t Observable
,rr lamebes.. or gingcrly gait, With =
tendency 10 point when at rrsi. the step
helug short. stiltv, and stumbling when
going. snd the foo, advanced when In
the stable. The lamen~ss IL sometimes
mistaken for naviculsr disease, but the
polnting l. 81 y different character be-
cause th. heel l. slightly raised. Will. In
uaVicular disease m. foot Il placed h,t
io the ground. Further. II the shoe u
removed Ani the heel pared out. the
stained horn sbo,e referred to Will be-
come apparent. while In the other case
the result. % the search Will bs negs-
tive. Treatment ofA recent aud un-
complicated corn consists 20 removing
the fale. ~ horn over II until the red
spot l. exposed, aud altering the shoe 80
that while affordlng protetion there IL
40 hearing In the vicinity to caus. the
snimsl palm from pressure. In foot
siih Low. weak heels har shoe NAV -
desirable. hat Tar shoes and other con-
iriyanc-- which help Ia reduce the had
result. ~ corns are In other wsvs .e-
riously Objectionable. and sl~sys liable
to - cause of lsmeness, so that they
should M, b. employed unless absolutely
n.Crsssry. In good foo,-snd the h-si
at feet NAV b. Affected brosd ~ehbed
shoe. chamh-red at the heel, will gcner-
ally answer. In some eases feathers are
useful To prevent brui.ing from Loose
stones. The horse With = corn should
hsV. his shoes frequently removed, no,
only for the reasons stated. viz, that the
iron heel msy press upon i,s ses, a. The
shoe becomes displaced by the growth
oi thu foot. hat because lsmene.. NAV
arise from horn growing Thick and hsrd
over an old corn. In the cas-. 30 = "fe.-
tered corn" the shoe must NJ once be- ~
moved aud free exit given In the pu.,
psring down carefully until IN. matter
~.cap~.. removing al horn de,sched
from the quick, and reducing the horn
,found the margin 10 a thin edge. This
done. spply a lump ~ rcsin olntment
yellow hasllicon) or other digestive"
and suNclop the whole In = lsrg. bran
poultice. put on a. hot a. II can b. toler-
ated. The material ~ which poultlce
4. made matters very little, the essentials
heing continuous warmth and molstur-.
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