THE NEW POCKET FARRIER. 49 



horse is pricked in the foot, whether it be by the negli- 

 gence of the farrier in driving the nails, or from any 

 other accident, they should be drawn out immediately 

 on the discovery thereof; otherwise the wound will fester 

 and break out into an open sore. It is easily discerned 

 that a horse is pricked by his going lame, but with more 

 certainty by trying round the hoof with a pair of pin- 

 cers, for when you come to the aggrieved place he will 

 cringe and draw away his foot. The shoe should at 

 once be taken off, and the horse turned out to grass, if 

 possible, without applying anything external to it. But 

 if turning him out cannot be complied with, rub fre- 

 quently on his foot a little ointment of elder. 



LAME IN THE HEEL OR HOOF.— THE CURE. 



If your horse is lame with a hole in his heel, or any 

 part of his hoof, be it ever so deep, occasioned by an 

 over-reach of his hind-foot, or a tread of another horse, 

 though gravel be in it, put his foot into the aforesaid 

 poultice, [Seepage 53.] and repeat it mornings and even- 

 ings, till it is well ; for it will suck it out, fill it again with 

 sound flesh, and make the hoof grow over it, much 

 sooner than any othei" method or medicine whatsoever. 



CUTS, TREADS, AND BRUISES CURED. 



All cuts, treads anH bruises are cured by this poultice ; 

 not only quick and sure, but without leaving any mark. 



THE HORSE-OINTMENT. 



Into a clean jripkin^ that holds about a quart, put the 

 bigness of a pullet'' s egg of yellow rosin ; when it is 

 melted over a middling fire, add the same quantity of 



