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Tested by swelling, in consequence of the accumulation 

 of fluids in them. 



The cure in this case would be to give such diet 

 and tonic medicines as would tend to invigorate the 

 system, as well as to administer mild diuretics. 



Horses are liable to swellings in the limbs in the 

 spring and fall of the year. This can be accounted 

 for by the principal activity of the circulation being 

 employed in preparing a fresh covering of hair at those 

 periods, so that the vital influence in the extremities is 

 somewhat diminished, and the same cause as above 

 explained produces swellings in the legs. Administer 

 diuretics to diminish the quantity of the circulating 

 fluid, and give cordials to strengthen the system. 



Swelling of the legs is also common to horses which 

 are used for hunting and pleasure only. This, it will 

 be seen, arises from irregularity in their habits, one 

 day having a more than sufficient exercise, and prob- 

 ably standing for days or weeks in a stable, and only 

 walked out or trotted for a short distance. In such 

 cases the limbs should be well rubbed down every 

 day, both morning and evening, so as to stimulate 

 the vessels to activity. Pressure by means of ban- 

 dages will also be found to have a powerful tendency 

 to promote the circulation. It is too much the 

 practice of grooms to give diuretics in swellings of 

 the limbs, as these, by being frequently repeated, are 

 sure to weaken the urinary organs and produce an 

 incurable debility. 



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This is a disease of the skin of the heel, sometimes 

 in the fore feet, but most commonly in the hind ones. 

 The disease is too frequently the effect of washing the 

 limbs with cold water while they are over-heated from 



