50 DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN HORSE 



1 200 pounds. In form he is blocky, round, and compactly made, 

 with plenty of muscle and substance. He fills the eye as an object 

 of beauty from whatever point we view him. His head is fine, 

 clean and intelligent, ears small and attractive, neck muscular but not 

 too short, well set on, shoulders smooth and oblique, back short, 

 smooth and muscular, quarters long and powerful, legs strong and 

 well made, a little larger than in the speed types ; the feet are also 

 of good size. 



The crowning attribute of the Hackney is his high, stylish action, 

 which, added to perfect manners and beautiful conformation, makes 

 him a great favorite, commanding a good price. 



Bickmore's in the Boer War 



At the commencement of the Boer War in South Africa we 

 were desirous of having Bickmore's Gall Cure used by the British 

 troops. We felt sure that, under very hard conditions existing in 

 that country, horses would see very rough usage, and would need 

 a healing ointment of merit. We realized that such a highly de- 

 veloped organization as the British War Office would have a corps 

 of highly-trained veterinary surgeons, who would be called upon 

 to recommend methods of treatment for sore horses, that they might 

 be kept in the best possible condition. So our first effort was to 

 induce the War Office to test Bickmore's Gall Cure, feeling, as we 

 did, that it would do better work in rough service than any of the 

 standard preparations known to the profession. A letter was ad- 

 dressed to the British War Office, asking that a test be made of our 

 remedy and offering to supply a quantity of Bickmore's Gall Cure 

 for trial free of charge and delivered. As we rather expected, we 

 received a very formal letter, stating that such a test could not be 

 made. A second letter from us brought forth another courteous 

 but firm refusal. We did not give up, but then set about getting 

 a trial made by the troopers themselves, the men who had to ride or 



Old horses, or those having poor teeth, should be fed ground grain. It is 

 more easily digested. 



