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liindlegs remain stiff for more than a fortnight 

 after the disease is subdued, put a charge over the 

 loins.* 



INFLAMMATION OF THE FEET 



is caused by hunting, or hard riding, or driving 

 over stony ground; by severe training, parti- 

 cularly if the course is hard ; by washing the 

 feet in cold water whilst hot, or, vice versa ; 

 when in a high latitude, by putting the horse 

 into a hot stable, and bedding the feet up in 

 deep hot grass the instant of return from the 

 cold air; or, by inflammation being transferred 

 from the lungs, or any other organ, to the feet. 

 The two fore-feet only are generally attacked, 

 but sometimes all four. 



Spnptoms, — The pulse becomes greatly in- 

 creased ; the inside of the nostrils red ; and the 

 countenance distressed, as in other inflamma- 

 tions ; but the horse is here evidently very uneasy 

 on his legs, and when he lies down the muzzle 



* Charge : — Pitch, one pound ; tar, one pound ; bees'- wax, 

 quarter of a pound ; resin, two ounces ; heat them together, 

 and when a Kttle cool, spread thickly over the loins, strewing 

 over flocks of short tow immediately it is on. This will 

 stick fast for six weeks, or two months ; during which time 

 the horse must be well walked : but not mounted. 



