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THE MODERN SYSTEM 



when you may give your Horse a month's 

 run at grass, where he will be most likely to 

 lay quiet : you will perceive by this time, if he 

 will be fit for work. 



FRACTURE OF THE ARM. 



This bone frequently falls a victim to frac- 

 ture, it being so exposed and so very liable 

 to kicks ; but here in this case you have a 

 much greater advantage of obtaining a cure 

 than the last named fracture ; in this case you 

 must sling the Horse lightly, as in the pro- 

 ceeding case; but, instead of taking blood 

 from the arm, take it from the jugular vein of 

 the neck ; treat in every other respect as 

 ordered for the foregoing ; but here you have 

 an additional advantage, take a piece of tape^ 

 the broadest you can buy, and about four 

 yards long, bind this round the fractured 

 part tolerably tight, let it remain on two days, 

 then remove and apply more of the liniment, 

 after which put your tape on again, and con- 

 tinue in this manner, until the Horse can put 

 his foot to the ground ; when he is able to do 

 so, remove the sling, and let him have a loose 

 box for a week or two before you turn him 

 out. 



FRACTURE OF THE ELBOW 



Is one of those fractures that must be 

 united in the same manner as the above; 

 though there is sometimes great difficulty in 

 keeping the limb sufficiently relaxed to obtain 

 your end ; therefore, when you sling the Horse, 

 put a side line on, or to make shift, fasten the 

 end of a halter round the pastern, and pass it 

 up to the sling tackle ; the foot being drawn 

 about four inches off the ground, to relax the 

 flexor muscles, then proceed as in the fore- 

 going article. 



FRACTURE OF THE SHANK-BONE. 



When a fracture of this bone takes place, 

 with good management it may be restored, 

 because you can apply bandages and other 

 compresses with more facility, and in greater 

 variety, after securing the Horse by means of 

 assistants ; having first ready a leathern band- 

 age something in the shape of a leathern boot, 

 about seven inches long with holes in it. fSee 

 Plate) so til at when laced up the edges do not 

 touch by a quarter of an inch ; now place the 

 ends of the fractured limb as evenly in contact 

 as you possibly can, then get one of your assist- 

 ants to lace the boot tight on, and by this means 

 it will act as a kind of a splent, to secure the 

 bone in its proper situation ; after having done 

 this, get four yards of bandage, (flannel will 

 be best), and bandage the leg well from the 

 knee to the fetlock ; remove all the straw and 

 litter away from him, and if much irritation 

 appears about him, give him 



Cape aloes - - 4 drams. 

 Resin - - - 1 do. 

 Soft soap to form the ball. 



You must not remove the flannel bandage 

 for at least a week ; when you may, if you 

 think proper, pour at the top of the boot, so 

 that it may run down between the boot and 

 leg, a little of the liniment prescribed foi- 

 fractured blade-bone ; you will perceive when 

 the Horse is getting better, by his bringing 

 the leg more into use and bearing upon it : 

 pursue this plan until you can with safety 

 remove the boot, then apply the liniment 

 and the woollen bandage only. For food, 

 if the Horse is accustomed to the stable, 

 give half bran and half oats made damp ; if 



