Disorders of the foot of the horse / [Bracy Clark].

  • Clark, Bracy, 1771-1860
Date:
[1839]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Disorders of the foot of the horse / [Bracy Clark]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Having, at different periods, formerly, as experience and opportunity afforded the way, published an Account of sevex-al of the Diseases of the Horse’s Foot; I now propose, for the greater facility of reference to them, and for the convenience of being consulted, to bring them all together in juxta- position, in One Volume, adding thereto a few that were wanting to com- plete the series. Some little irregularity will accrue from their being pub- lished in parts formerly, and with no view to alphabetic order, not so much, however, as to preclude the adoption of that very simple mode of arrange- ment. And it is a sorrowful matter to be remarked, that nearly the whole series of these disorders proceeds from, and is the effect of, that abomination of the poor animal, and pest of the public, the shoeing, as it is called. Although the words disease and disorder are often used indiscriminately, and as being perfectly synonymous; yet on this occasion, the derangements being of a truly mechanical kind, we have preferred, whether justly or not others must determine, to use the latter word in expressing the complaints of the feet of the horse, in preference to the former. As the most frequent in its occurrence, and, therefore, of the most con- sequence to the public, we shall begin with the Contraction of the Foot.