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Show Side Bones in Horses SIDF.HONK Is a disease that comes on th outside of the front foot of a horse Jus above tho hoof. There ia a cartllege then probably used to give soinewhut of a sprln) to the heel. In the healthy horse you pluc' your finger there and you can spring tha cartllege, which sometimes turns Into a sldo bone. In young, growing colts, If the fen turn on the outside It causes Inflammatlol and a bony growth Is thrown out. A hors J may become bruised there by another ho rat stepping on him and the disease results Ot the farm Ihc sldebone. If soft does llttli harm, but on city horses the animal becomei lame. Like bone spavin or any other kin of bone disease there Is Utile to be doni except the application of a kind of Irritatini liniment to take the blood to the affectei part'. |