The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-14
LAMENEss OF HORSES

Lameness of horses and mules is the
subject of bulletin % of South Carolina
station. Many horses are sold al a sacri-
flee because they are lame and the owner
knows neither the cause nor cure. The
trouble may be very simple and easily
remedied; but very few people know now
to locate the cause, and fewer still know
how to remedy the evil.
Lameness may be caused by a corn,
shoe nail in the quick, bruise made on
the leg by the wagon tongue, strained
tendon or a splinter broken off in the
foot, the spongy frog having closed over
it, thus hiding it from view. None of
these injuries could be seen. Again,
lameness may arise from faulty or weak
" conformation of the bones or muscles,
the tissues being tco frall TO Stanu lne
strain put upon them. "Coonfoot IS
caused by the fetlock being too long,
which puts extra strain on the tendons.
Curb is caused by the hook being too
sharp, or crooked; or, If the hook Is TOO
straight, SPAWN may result. If the hooI
is too high at the heel, corns result, ana
if Il is 100 low, the heel contracts or
pinches Many mules are famed by the
constant striking of the wagon tongue
against their legs on rough roads.
To locate lamenesS, first carefully Cd
serve the way the animal stands. IL the
foot is placed in front of the natural po-
sition the trouble is probably below the
fetlock particularly If the foot rests upon
the toe If the knee is kept bent, the
trouble is likely in that joint Next, nave
the animal slowly trot from you and then
toward you. AS he trots from you, II lne
injury is behind, he will throw his weight
more heavily ON the sound limb As ne
trots toward you, if the injury is IN front,
he will nod his head when the souh9
limb bears his weight, and toss ms heaq
UP when the weight shifts to the injured
Having Having determined which limb is af-
fected. examine that limb from the toe
up to locate the seat OF the lrQup III
over with a hammer. The animal WIN
finch as soon as the sore spot -
touched. Be careful that you do not ms
take a mere nervous attempt to WltnqfdW
the foot for a finch If no trouble IS
found in the foot, proceed upward, LeeI-
ing for heated, feverlsh or teIoeI Ple -
or swollen tendonS or muscles. II me
trouble is in the fetlock, the animal Wien
moving goes with n short lerky step
: merely touching the toe to the ground
or he may hop on three legs. IN knee knee
I lameness the leg is dragged FORWARD Aelu l
rather stiff II the shoulder be the seat
of the trouble, the whole JOINT IS KEPT
as nearly stationary as possible me Ies
| being brought forward with an outW VI u u
swing Hip lamenes can be recognizeu
/ by a peculiar hopping gait, the mock pc
ing turned in and the stltie outward, II
/ hook lamenesS the animal IS lncilleu 70
walk on the toe A stihed amman eit :5
! keens the lame leg stretched out pehlnu,
J or stands firmly on the whole sole; IN lhe
! first case he cannot back: III the second
/ he cannot move the leg forward. ,,a
! In treating lameness. apply not OF cOl9
cloths or poulticeS to feVerlSh, lhIlalheu
/ or swollen parts. If this cannot be done;
! bandage tightly to retain the natufd Il
moisture keeping the bandage WEI WIN
a mixture of one ounce OF S Su alatato Of
| lead in two quarts OF water. II theIe 10
much pain add two ounces OF lau Ilt Jun
! Avoid liniments, as they genertlly GU
only the mind of the man VINO appileS
! Them. Give rest during lameness ana pc
| DIN with light work after recovery.
If bones are broken, secure the services
| of a trained surgeon. zo,, -. 1aod-
C11rb is swelling of the tendon, or le au-
ar hack of the hook. Treatment same
as sprains ,,., hoe, ,,,,nct,,red
foot. remove it, and enlarge the Moulu ~
| II will readily drain, and then cleanse i
with oil of turpentne or a per cent
! solution of carbolic acid, or lockJaW nay may
| result, Then turn to pasture tllI AinpiHs
ceases. ,oa md blood.
inc cracks with clamps and apply once
in six weeks an ointment mace OF 9 ldt
and a half drains powdered cahthdIlue'
/ in one ounce OF lara. 4. -
( tween the fetlock and the knee or mock
If under tendon or leader they prouuct
! inclrable lamenesS. Rub with olhIHle.l'
! on. if near a Joint, rub once month Wltf
| an ointment made of one ana nan uIal i
red iodide of mercury, 20 grains iodld'
CRYSTALS, half a dram potassium lodlde
and one and a half ounces lard.
For spawn and also IN, sIde - me S un'
f,irn 70 bone), rub with the following ONT
m men One dram red iodide of mercury
half dram of iodide crystals, l dram
iodide of potassium, one and a half ounces
Never try to remove spawn, splint, o.
ringbone by cutting out. Even a profes
sionai generally fails to do this. Neve
open wind gall thoropin, or BOG
spawn lump, as an incurable ln1la1niiiat lol
In case joint is dislocated "a yer!
rare occurrence), call veterinary sur
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