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ing. But this must be continued for a month or more, 

 till his legs are well ; but they should be kept washed 

 as above. If you give a horse five or six pounds of 

 saltpetre, in this manner, it will not hurt him, it will 

 free hinn from all sorts of humours, and put him into 

 excellent spirits. 



MALLENDER, AND CURE. 



The mallender is a crack in the bend of the knee, it 

 oozes a sharp humour like that at the heels or frush ; a 

 horse dare not step out for fear of tearing it wider ; it 

 is so painful it takes away his belly ; it makes him step 

 short, and stumble much. 



The same method, medicine, greasing and poulticing, 

 which you used for swelled or cracked heels, will cure it. 



SELLENDER, AND CURE. 



The sellender is a crack in the bend of the hock ; 

 and must be cured with the same things, and after the 

 same manner. 



SORE BACK, AND CURE. 



If the saddle bruises his back, and makes it swell, a 

 greasy dish-clout laid on hot, and a cloth or rag over 

 it, bound on, a quarter of an hour (with a surcingle) and 

 repeated once or twice, will sink it flat. If it is slight, 

 wash it with a little water and salt only : but you must 

 have the saddle altered, that it press not upon the tender 

 part, for a second bruise will be worse than the first. 

 If his furniture does not fit and sit easy, it will damp 

 him ; but if nothing wound or hurt him, he will travel 

 with courage. 



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