INJURY TO A HORSE.
NAIL IN FROG OF FOOT. An inspector of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in .Wellington pointed out last week how pain could unwittingly be caused to dumb animals. He had in his hands the frog which had just been cut out of a horse's hoof. Through the centre of it was pierced a 3in. nail, similar to those nsed for largo packing cases. The horse was being taken to the blacksmith's shop, and on the way it was noticed that it was lame. " On arrival at the smithy a close examination revealed the head of the nail, the remainder of which had been driven right up inside the hoof, und must have caused the animal intense pain. The frog had to be cut away to withdraw it. The inspector said the nail had probably been picked up on the road. Packingcases were often opened outside a shop, or, if just inside, the bent nails or small pieces of wood with nails in them were swept into the road, and this was no doubt what had happened in, this case. A little thought and care would possibly prevent similar mishaps occurring. Tho horse in question is practically ruined through this happening, as the foot will never be sound again.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19062, 6 July 1925, Page 11
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216INJURY TO A HORSE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19062, 6 July 1925, Page 11
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