Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-24
Weekly Bureau of In
formation for All Who
Till the Soil or Are Inter-
ested IN Making Homes
RESULTS OF ACCIDENTS;
TROUBLES THAT FOLLOW

Open joints in horses arc caused by
severe injury. usually a kick from
another horse. whereby tho perios-
teum covering the bone is either brok-
en- or so badly bruised that severe
Inflammation sets in, causing the syno-
vial membrane OF the joint to open.
allowing the syrovial fluid to escape.
tho surface. i; looks like water, in fact,
is called joint water, but 1t is to the
joints what oil is 10 machinery. When
this nuid once begins 10 escape from
a Joint. the cheapest thing to do is 10
kill the animal at once. for il will
never get well. Should you be able
20 keep the animal so quiet that the
Inflammation would subside, this liquid
Will harden around the joint. forming
false hone or osscous tissue. which
will be sure 20 make the Joint per-
nancntly stiff and unfit ever TO use.
lIowcve-. the chances are that tho
Inflammation will become SO severe
that the animal is thrown into the
looses AL appetite for food or drink,
and viii die in awful agony at last
There is no cure. once the fluid leaks
from the Joint and 10 use humane
treatment you will az once Kill IN,
animal! You may hesitate 10 do TINS.
y
hcpes will be in vain. We have lost
;Ho horses by this same accident in
'ess than one year. We treated them
for long time and paid vetcrina-
"ian lots Of money, but We had them
10 kll a; last. Tor the pain became
SO intense that the animal refused TO
get up any more, and IL horse that
can't get W ism. worth much. We
hoped we could cure them. but !,
can't be done. except II be possible
20 put them 10 bed in absolute quiet
until the inuamna ton Is gone and
then you will have stiff Joint.
II you ever have an experience OF
this Kind. after killing the animal.
'ake saw and saw at an angle down
through the Joint. and see 10 what
Al extent the join: is injured. You
will find that the covering o! the joint
IS practically gone. and il is like graf
ing two bone. together that have been
oXtrencl!' enlarged, hard with holes
running through il and in spots will
nc Yellow matter, some black spots
aud others still rcd from the intlam-
nation. II is no wonder the animal
refuses 10 use the joint. The pain IL
so intense as to almost SC; II wild.
Some horses arc naturally addicted
20 stumbling, others acquire tho faul!
and sill others have IL thrust upon
them by the carclcssncs3 o. ignorance !
Of the owners.
Tho horse that ;tunib!cs when n
colt. is almos. iucurahle. His manner
o. travelling may pc improved 30 some !
extent with careful driving with a
sight rein and tire moderately high /
checking. hu. born stumhicr is
hard case to deal with.
NAM horses arc made 20 stumble !
by WRONG shooting. II shod heavily IL !
front and light behind. they arc almost |
certain 1Corire tho habit
Weak Joints or impcrfcctly formed
irEu are also causes Of s,umblins
Some colts arc born with mark ed cyi-
denccs OF weak knees. VIC know OF
some caseJ where colts at three years
'hat have never been driven. were
rcrceptihly kncc-SprurS. Such an
animal can never he cured ot this
s'UnnlinE lis bit.
Driving with slack rein IS another
cause Of stumbling, ard very often the
sole cause. !, a horse becomes IA
rem and driven c.cr rough roads 40
Vccd horscman will cvcr tako tho
chances Of allowing his horse to fan
down by driving with sioVcul,. rein
Stumbling oftcnS causes bad acct
cents. not only TO tho horse but 20
trc occupants Of the vehicle ho t.
drawing. We once ssD :. nro looking
carriaEc horrc. who Wa bong driven
hy woman who allowed Tho -cins Ia
danEle lcoSel" In her hands fan o.,
'hc lake shore drive IN chicago
lic stumbled fr- moro than nftc.n
feet before he fnaIly Ccll. Ito ovo--
turned the carriaEc. in hi" struggles
7nG Hhcr 10 wa assisted 10 lis foc:
I Tas found thai both knccs were
broken and he Nas rendered prac,i.
cabN useless FOR life.
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