The management and treatment of the horse in the stable, field, and ...
The management and treatment of the horse in the stable, field, and ...
The management and treatment of the horse in the stable, field, and ...
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In <strong>the</strong> Stable, Field, <strong>and</strong> on <strong>the</strong> Eoad. 117<br />
recommended by Mr. Broad, <strong>of</strong> Star-street, Edgware-<br />
road, London, upwards <strong>of</strong> thirty years ago, <strong>and</strong> practised<br />
by him <strong>and</strong> his bro<strong>the</strong>r at Bath with success up to <strong>the</strong><br />
present time. It consists <strong>in</strong> cutt<strong>in</strong>g a notch with a<br />
draw<strong>in</strong>g-knife, about half an <strong>in</strong>ch from each side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
crack as near <strong>the</strong> coronet as possible, <strong>and</strong> about a quarter<br />
<strong>of</strong> an <strong>in</strong>ch deep, sufficiently large to allow <strong>the</strong> embedd<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> head <strong>of</strong> small <strong>horse</strong> nails. If <strong>the</strong> crack is long,<br />
cut two o<strong>the</strong>rs an <strong>in</strong>ch lower down, <strong>the</strong>n have a nail<br />
prepared <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> ord<strong>in</strong>ary way, with <strong>the</strong> exception that<br />
<strong>the</strong>y are po<strong>in</strong>ted on <strong>the</strong> reverse side to prevent punctur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>the</strong> quick, a case <strong>of</strong> which I never had. Never make<br />
a hole with a pricker or bore it with a redhot wire.<br />
Before us<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>the</strong> nails are put <strong>in</strong>to a vice <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> head<br />
hammered to form a shoulder, to prevent it be<strong>in</strong>g driven<br />
too far <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> wall <strong>and</strong> break<strong>in</strong>g out <strong>the</strong> hold. After<br />
be<strong>in</strong>g driven carefully through <strong>the</strong> notches, a long cl<strong>in</strong>ch<br />
is left, <strong>the</strong> crack is <strong>the</strong>n drawn closely toge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong><br />
p<strong>in</strong>cers, <strong>and</strong> all made smooth with <strong>the</strong> rasp to prevent<br />
<strong>the</strong> nails be<strong>in</strong>g trodden out. <strong>The</strong>n with <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
bar-shoe, <strong>and</strong> a constant application <strong>of</strong> cold water with<br />
a l<strong>in</strong>en b<strong>and</strong>age round <strong>the</strong> coronet, <strong>the</strong> ho<strong>of</strong> will soon<br />
grow sound, <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> course <strong>of</strong> time grow out. Before<br />
quitt<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> subject <strong>of</strong> diseases <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> foot <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>horse</strong>,<br />
<strong>the</strong>re is yet one more, no better than <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs I have<br />
described, but, if possible, it is worse. Those <strong>of</strong> my<br />
readers who have had <strong>the</strong> misfortune to have a <strong>horse</strong><br />
lame with<br />
QUITTOR<br />
will be able to endorse my remarks, as no man is<br />
anxious to have a second case after experienc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>