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A five year old Thoroughbred gelding was presented to Stange Memorial Clinic for diagnosis and treatment of its obvious left foreleg lameness. The owner reported that this racing gelding had first appeared lame quite suddenly ten days previously follow-• Mr. Stout is a senior In the College of Veterinary Medicine. Iowa Sta te University. Figure l. Lateral·medial radiograph of the left forefoot and fetlock. Issue, No.3, 1970 ing a training session. Although the horse could bear weight on the injured leg, it had shown no improvement since the lameness was first noticed. Clinical exam revealed a hard swelling in the left pastern area. There was no pain reflex to palpation of the pastern, but a stronger than normal digital pulse and a temperature elevation at the level of the coronary band were detected. Figure 2. Anterior·posterior radiograph oC the left forefoot and Cetlock