42 ROE ON THE HORSE. 



below the angle of the jaw; take spring lance 

 with a large phlegm, and as soon as the vein is 

 made sufficiently prominent by bandage around 

 the neck, just below point selected for bleeding, 

 or tightly pressing your finger upon the vein and 

 placing phlegm of lancet lengthwise with vein, 

 make a large and free opening, that the blood 

 may be quickly extracted. When the desired 

 quantity of blood is taken, bring the edges of 

 the opening together with thumb and finger, and 

 pass a sharp pointed pin through them, and 

 with a thread or tail hairs, wind between the pin 

 and tail hairs until the opening is closed up. 

 Do not bleed from same opening beyond four or 

 five hours afterwards, but open in another place. 



PHYSICTNG, 



Preparation of the system through bran 

 mash a day before giving the horse physic is 

 claimed to augment the effect of any given cathar- 

 tic medicine, and likewise, is not so liable to ex- 

 cessive action on the system. If the horse ap- 

 pears to be enjoying good health, and has a good 

 appetite, however, I always question seriously 

 the practice of giving physic, my theory being 

 that nothing is needed with the sound, healthy, 

 good feeder, but plenty of good nourishing feed, 

 and good care to loosen hide, when tight, as you 

 must know that when the horse gets very thin in 

 flesh, every part of his system naturally and 

 comparatively contracts (stomach and intestines 

 as well), and that when the horse that has always 



