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New Zealand Mail, Issue 18, 27 May 1871, Page 12

'Lameness in, Hoeses.— W. Farmer writes to the “ Leader” as follows In the “ Leader” of Saturday last T noticed:a‘letter, signed ; Ti P. Western, Bast Chaidton, askirig for .-advice .lame. ma,re of his, and I.,was rather : astonished to hear that neither himself nor any one at East Charlton could find out what | •wds'the hiatt&r with her. In my opinion it is ; onO of the most simple and commoncases pf: lameness , amongst, horses. The, lumpshe speaks of are caused by Her lying 'down on the : heels of the shoes and feet ; And the"lameness; by the joints and sinews being- bruised by: her : doing so; My advice is, first, have, the shoes shortened at the heel, so that they will not project beyond the heel of the foot, and mind , that’the smith files ' them''smooth and round ; then make a sort of-pad of soft leather, or thick cloth, to fasten all round the fore feet, and come down over the heels, so. that when the pad comes between the shoes arid the swellirigs., Put, these on every night; and, to"reduce the swelling "foment with hot - water;. or what fis .better a marsh-mallow fomentation for at lea stone hour night and morning for a few days, and all lameness will disappear ; the swelling mav remain for some time, but fit is' of little consequence; asdheAaineness’Will not return if the pads: ai’e used and, the shoes , attended to. Wanganui, it appears lias developed the: “ larrikin” nuisance, or “ Bedouiaris” as a local print dubs them, ” ’ ’." s "' 1 ’7'' * ! ■- ’ %■' Coming- ■ ; Event.— The . M Wairarapa Mercury” t . states, that.,, Mr resign six months hence the Superintendency of Wellington, when Mr Baniff,: -the ;present Provincial Secretary, rynMdofier: -•himself; as..-a .candidate. -, The/.‘ %rcgry” j 1 , mously elected.’ , < v Tl***;, iASa