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painted daily with tincture of iodine until tenderness 

 is produced ; or an ointment of biniodide of mercury 

 may be rubbed in in small quantity. 



If the horse caps his hocks by kicking at the stall, 

 fix a large door-mat to each side of the trevis or 

 partition, and when he kicks it and no sound follows, 

 he frequently desists. A strap fixed round his pastern 

 with a few links of a chain and wooden clog at the 

 end of it, will frequently, by the clog striking the 

 leg, cure him of his bad habit. 



In purchasing a horse which exhibits capped hock, 

 the whole of the part should be very carefully 

 examined, in order to ascertain if there are any other 

 bruises observable. His history should be obtained, 

 if possible, and learn whether it has been the result 

 of kicking. Horses that are given to kicking can 

 seldom or never be broken from the habit. 



MALLENDERS AND SALLENDERS. 



These are scurfy eruptions, situate in the inside 

 of the hock, a little way under the knee, sometimes 

 even on it : the former appellation is given to those 

 of the fore leg, and the latter to the hind leg. These 

 seldom are accompanied with lameness, but if not 

 attended to in time, they will ulcerate, when a thin 

 watery humour will issue from them, which becomes 

 difficult of cure. 



REMEDIES. The following ointment must be 

 applied to the parts affected : 



Common tar . . . i ounce, 

 Sugar of lead ounce, 



Lard .... 4 ounces. 



If the above does not stop the discharge in a 

 week's application, then recourse must be had to the 

 weak mercurial ointment. 



