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ment, round the inside of the anus. If the rubbing 

 be due to the presence of worms, or to skin disease, 

 appropriate remedies should be employed. 



Sleeping standing. There are many horses that 

 will never, voluntarily, lie down a habit which 

 seriously detracts from their capacity for work. 

 Such horses might be taught to lie down (see 

 page 153), and, when they had done so, might be 

 kept in the recumbent position by the strait- 

 jacket. Having no experience in this matter, I 

 offer the advice, merely, as a possibly useful sugges- 

 tion. In all cases, a good, deep bed of straw will be 

 a strong inducement for a horse to lie down. 



