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feet or injured his limb by running a nail in his foot, or anything of 

 that sort, I approve of giving him a good soaking, and poulticing 

 the injured member ; but never pack your horse's feet with oil meal, 

 or soak them for the purpose of keeping the horse's feet soft. Use 

 my hoof ointment as laid down in the Veterinary Department, and 

 follow its directions. In order to show horsemen that the above 

 theory is correct, how many horses do you see that have been cam- 

 paigned for two or more seasons whose feet are not contracted, 

 become hard and brittle, so that they are almost useless for the track 

 or even for ordinary driving purposes? I claim that every stable 

 should have half a barrel placed in some corner with a notice above 

 it "urinate here," and two or three times a week each horse should 

 be swabbed off with the urine. To do this take a broom-handle and 

 make a swab on the end of it with rags. Dip this into the urine 

 and let it run down the legs and feet, commencing with the knee. 

 Do this until the leg and hoof is thoroughly soaked. 



Applylna Moisture to the Cornet of the Horse's Foot. 



