i44 The Management and Treatment of the Hoi 



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there is no way to ascertain the quantity of blood taken, 

 nor can the degree of inflammation be satisfactorily 

 investigated, therefore it is only in cases of necessity that 

 it is to be applied, as it may not only occasion much pain 

 to the horse, but also a great deal of trouble to the opera- 

 tor. 



The megrims is a very dangerous disease, not only to 

 the horse, but to the driver, and in many instances the 

 horse will die instantaneously, and frequently drop with- 

 out the slightest previous indication of illness. If a horse 

 has had one attack of this malady he is liable to a return 

 of it, and is never to be trusted afterwards, although 

 proper means have been adopted to prevent a recurrence 

 of it. The most prudent plan is to part with the animal. 



STAGGERS OR APOPLEXY. 



This disease, like sleepy or stomach staggers, is 

 caused by a deranged state of the digestive organs, 

 and this m too many instances is the result of over-feeding 

 and feeding with unwholesome food ; some persons are so 

 foolish as to suppose that the horse may eat as much grain 

 as it can consume, and that it will do no harm ; this is a 

 serious mistake, for even without water the grain will 

 swell in the stomach, and being over-loaded indigestion 

 follows, the stomach being too much distended to allow it 

 to perform its natural office, hence the head is affected. 

 As in the animal economy a very intimate connexion exists 

 between the brain and the stomach, each reciprocally 

 influencing the other. The want of fresh air and 

 exercise with horses that are over well-fed also tend 



