8 MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY 



It is only when a horse is on a journey that the 

 above mode of bleeding, by cutting the bars of the 

 palate, is to be resorted to, because there is no way 

 of ascertaining the measure of the blood. Therefore 

 it is only in cases of necessity that it is to be applied, 

 as it may not only occasion much pain to the horse, 

 but also a great deal of trouble to the operator. 

 The ordinary mode of blood-letting is preferable in 

 all cases. Immediately after the first attack, three 

 or four quarts of blood should be taken from the 

 vein of the neck. A short time afterwards, give a 

 dose of physic, in the form of a ball, consisting of 

 the following ingredients : 



Barbadoes aloes . . 5 to 8 drachms, 

 Ginger .... 2 drachms, 

 Calomel i drachm ; 



to be beat up in a mortar with a sufficient quantity 

 of honey, so as to form them into a ball, which must 

 be administered in the manner we direct under the 

 head of " Medicines." 



Megrims is a very dangerous disease, not only 

 to the horse but also to the driver, as in many in- 

 stances the horse falls down without the slightest 

 previous indication of illness. If a horse has had 

 one attack of this malady, he is liable to a return 

 of it ; and after a second attack, although proper 

 means have been adopted to prevent a recurrence 

 of it, the most prudent plan is to part with the 

 animal, as he can never afterwards be depended 

 upon. 



THE STAGGERS, OR APOPLEXY. 



SYMPTOMS. The premonitory appearances are a 

 low hanging of the head, and either supporting it 

 on the manger, or extending it nearly to the ground. 



