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There is a very offensive smell attending this condition, and 

 the horse generally has some difficulty in making water, which 

 is owing to what is called "the bean." This is a hardened 

 lump situated at the point of the penis, or mouth of the urethra. 

 Treatment. — Draw out the penis, or yard, and wash it clean 

 wdth soaj) and water, and then grease it. Be sure to remove 

 "the bean." 



FALLING OF THE YARD. 



This affection is the result of an inflammation of the prepuce. 

 l^h.e prepuce is th*at dark skin which is seen w^hen the horse's yard 

 is drawn, to cover that part of the organ next the belly, for from 

 five to eight inches, and which part is much thicker than that 

 part which is uncovered toward the point. In the unexcited 

 condition of the penis it is drawn back, or shrinks back, into 

 the prepuce. 



Now, if the prej^uce becomes inflamed, it becomes drawn 

 tight around the penis, or yard, and prevents it from receding 

 back properly; hence the yard is held partly out. If the in- 

 flammatioji is very high, the prepuce becomes very much swoll- 

 en, and often becomes permanently thickened and enlarged. 

 In this case the penis is strangled, or choked, by the prepuce; 

 and the part of it which protrudes, or sticks out, becomes en- 

 larged, or swollen, constituting what is commonly termed fall- 

 ing of the yard. A loss of muscular power in the penis may 

 allow the organ to hang loosely out. This is called falling of 

 the yard, also, but is attended with no swelling or inflammation 

 about the prepuce. 



Treatment. — The horse should be kept perfectly quiet; and if 

 the disease is recent, and there is much inflammation, give a 

 good physic: 



Take — Powdered aloes 1 ounce. 



Podophyllin 20 grains. 



Cream of tartar 1 ounce. 



Mix, and give in a pint of warm water, as a drench. 



