164 THE ORANGE COUNTY 



QUIDDING. 



A horse mil sometimes partly chew his hay, and suffer it 

 to drop from his mouth. If this does not proceed from ir- 

 regular teeth, which it will be the business of the veterinary 

 surgeon to rasp down, it will be found to be connected with 

 sore-throat, and then the horse will exhibit some other 

 symptom of indisposition, and particularly, the swallowing of 

 water will be accompanied by a peculiar gulping effort. In 

 this case, the (catarrh, with sore-throat) must be attacked, 

 and the quidding will cease. 



KOLUNG. 



This cannot be indulged in the stable without the chance 

 of his being dangerously entangled with the collar rein, and 

 being cast. Yet, although the horse is cast, and bruised, and 

 half-strangled, he will roll again on the following night, and 

 continue to do so as long as he lives. The only remedy is, 

 the horse should be tied with length enough of collar to lie 

 down, but not to allow of his head resting on the ground; 

 because, in order to roll over, a horse is obliged to place his 

 head quite down upon the ground. 



SHYING. 



In the treatment of shying, it is of great importance to 

 distinguish between that which is the consequence of defec- 

 tive sight, and what results from fear, or newness of objects, 

 or mere affectation or skittishness. The severe use of the 

 whip and spur cannot do good, and are likely to aggravate 

 the vice tenfold. A word half encouraging and half scold- 

 ing, with a gentle pressure of the heel, or a slight touch of 

 the spur, will tell the horse that there is nothing to fear, and 

 will give him confidence in his rider on a future occasion. It 

 should be remembered, however, that although a horse that 

 shies from defective sight may be taught considerable re- 

 liance on his rider, he can never have the cause of the habit 

 removed. We may artificially strengthen the human sight, 

 but that of the horse must be left to itself. The shying from 

 skittishness or affectation is quite a different affair, and must 

 be conquered; but how? Severity is altogether out of place. 

 The way to cure him is to go on, turning as little as possible 

 out of the road giving a harsh word or two, and a gentle 



