410 ADDITIONAL 



the hoofs of some horses being exceedingly 

 hard and brittle, others equally soft and^ 

 spongy. It is worthy observation that the 

 feet of all horses are generally managed in 

 the same way, without revertini*; to this ma-- 

 terial consideration ; that is, by stopping the 

 bottom and oiling the hoof; a mode of treat- 

 ment exceedingly proper with the hard-footed 

 liorse, but by no means with the other. Horses 

 whose hoots are soft and spongy, or the frog 

 impaired, should have their feet stopped, as 

 directed in p. 95, and the hoof frequently 

 hardened with vinegar, chamber-lye, or salt 

 and w^ater. 



A canker in the mouth is frequently very 

 troublesome from its situation, and some- 

 times productive of great disquietude by the 

 length of its continuance; it originates in 

 anv excoriation or wound in the mouth be- 

 coming foul, and containing a corroding 

 slouch (in the nature of a siffast) that must 

 be brought away or destroyed before a ci- 

 catrix can be formed to perfect a ciire. 

 Various ancient rules and prescriptions liave 

 been transmitted from general ioji to gene- 

 ration for the performance of this elaborate 



