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stable in the morning. If any lameness remains, which 

 can be ascertained by pressing the parts, it should be 

 removed by hard rubbing, or by giving the horse a 

 wider or more comfortable stall, if that should appear 

 to be the origin of the difficulty. 



SWELLED LEGS. 



If it occurs in young horses, and from those that are 

 over-fed and little exercised, sometimes diuretics or 

 purgatives, with proper management will afford relief, 

 if there is a great degree of stiffness and pain some- 

 times abscesses appear. Physic or diuretics, or both, 

 must be had recourse to, it not connected with dis- 

 eases and general debility. Mix cordial with diuretics. 

 Hay bandages, dipped in water, have a good effect for 

 the agricultural horse, 



SCRATCHES. 



Swelled legs, although distinct from grease, is a 

 disease that is apt to degenerate into it. Scratches is 

 a specific inflammation of the skin and heels, some- 

 times of the fore feet, but oftener of the hinder ones. 



