Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1902-01-01

Inc detection Oh idAhSiNAN - !.
Is often attended with so mueh I'm
Guilty that few hints along tnis l1no
must prove instructive 10 many Mho
have not received the benefits OF VET
Urinary education. In the tlrst place
horseman should make himself per
fectly familiar with the natural salts
OF horses in normal condition, liz
| should know exactly how horses staha
and walk under all circumstances ana
conditions and will then be the better
able to discover departures ttnih "
normal When horse Is known " ~
| lame he should be examined AFTER ~
has been rested In the stable. Nateh
/ him as he backs out OF his stall. II 40
| jerks one hind leg up little one sus'
| poets crampiness" lehoreal ON
| being made 10 stand over" he Jerks
| his leg tho lameness is most likely 70
be- due to spawn. II when standing
/ still he points" one torefoot the ssAt
| OF the lameness Is tn the foot and he
/ is afraid to put the heel 70 the ground.
/ II he stands with the toe resting upon
the ground and the ankle licked for
ward the seat OF the lameneas ID likely
| 10 be In the shoulder or elbow. "A
/ rule. however, horse suffering from
deep-seated shoulder tamenesS does
not stand In this position, but staadS
| normally with foot square upon 1910
| ground Having watched the hofsF
before and just at time ot removal
from stall II Is important 20 start him
Off at trot al once az some f1gms OF
lameness disappear when the horse 10
walked for a short distance, aud a1ch
lamsnesa Is not apparent when tbs
animal Is walking. Have the horse
trOttcd away and back. IL Is difficult
70 tell whether the lameneas y fore
or hind" unless tbts Is dure When
the IamGnsss Id ln front and the AMI"
NAL Ii trotted away from the observer
lameness may appear Cd BE- To hind
leg. which Is not tins case II the tafnu-
ness Is in nigh fore leg Tor Instance,
the on hind quarter rises and fails a.
he goes away. On tFutsias him towards
this observer tho reason for this Will
be found In tho fact that the weight ot
tho body Is thrown upon eho OF toss'
leg. With a corresponding drop 81 the
nigh leg. This should bs retaetn'
bered In telling which fore limb Ia AZ
facted. The bob OF the head and ear
Is towards the side opposite 10 the sac
which Is sore and lame. Bob your
head with ths horse while bio Ii tFus'
ting ana II becomes an easy matter e
decide which leg ia tho lame one
When the lamnnesa In not In the foot
wc must look higher for II. A cloai
examination should be made for causes
Of tamenass above the foot, II the an
imal Ii under six years Of ago No maj
expect splintB 10 cause the lamrueas Il
! the history is that he gets lame wncr
used for time, but rscoysc= wast
rested. splLnts are found Just uade
the knee on either side % the bone D
the Log, Tho nearer tho splint u 4
the knee the worse will tho lsmRnRs
, be. n spllntB are not present then *
, anime tho taadons for shickenluE AM
bowed condition. II tho lhmeness !
/. In tho shoulder and very severe III
foot "a apt to be trailed behind. witt
knss neIed. for the horse ts Unable {
bring II forward without great stfor
and pain. II tho shoulder In the sea
= Of Iamensss and horse s,ands d1w
' even trot him and the leg will BIO see
TO roll outwards. Further. he 10 wora
| when trUtted down Hill aud cannd
d lift the foot easily over an elevation
. II the elbow Ia affected Il drops whe
= trotting and this Ia also symptor
OF Injury located underneath tn
shoulder blade. an where a horse hn
/, almost fallen, but very aaddenly al
+ "wrguChingly" RECEIVERS himself Tn
hind leg Is rolled" outward in iii
0 lamsaasg dropped very markedly /
q atfoply OF the muscles Of the Hpar
between stitls and hip hold backward
In dIslocation Of the pateIia tkne
. PAM thrust forward when walking
ring bone lameness. held from III
. ground In severe pain at any poln
but notably tho ankle and hoe
joints, and nail pricks cause the an
NAL 10 walk painfully upon the to
In founder the fore feet are stuck OF
In front Of the body and tho hlr
ones thrust forward under the bod
In sprain 81 the psoas muscles or ruu
cles OF the loins the hind leFa a,
carried stitIly and the animal wabbi,
from side to side or walks sldewis
Where lameness is due to rheumatis
tho animal Hes down most OF TIE tim
and soreness and lameness are apt
change from Joint to joint Farmer
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