The management and treatment of the horse in the stable, field, and ...

In the Stable, Field, and on the Road. 109
would be considered legally sound. This, however,
seems strange, as a horse with thrush may, and indeed
is likely to assume a worse aspect, particularly if not
remedied in time, and hence it may lead to positive
unsoundness. The remedies of this complaint are
undoubtedly by astringents. The foot should be pared
of all the loose and rotten horn, then cut away the
diseased portion, wash with warm water strong with
soda, after which it may be dressed every day with the
following put on a pledget of tow:—Blue vitriol two
ounces, white vitriol one ounce, tar one pound, hog's-
lard one pound. The vitriols to be finely powdered
and mixed with the lard and tar, or instead of the
former carbolised oil may be used with good effect.
It is not judicious to stop the running of thrush quickly,
as by so doing the humour may ascend to the heels
and leave the animal with bad heels and swelled legs.
During the treatment of thrush the horse's feet should
be kept dry and clean.
SEEDY TOE
Is another disagreeable and ofttimes troublesome com-
plaint. Seedy toe and its companion canker are to all intents
and purposes one disease, only having different situations
in the foot. This complaint is met with in horses of all
aofes, and mostlv in well-bred horses. There is a wasting
or decay of the fibres of the hoof, between the outside
horn and the sensitive lamilla of the foot, often becoming
hollow up to near the coronary ring. Horses that have
been lying in fields of damp black vegetable soil are the
most subject to seedy toe, and others that are turned