THE NEW POCKET FARRIER. 59 



with one ounce of the oil of stvallows^ and half an ounce 

 of turpentine, and, with your hands, rub a little of it 

 all over the shoulder. It will be best to warm the oils 

 well with a broad-mouthed fire shovel, or plate of iron, 

 hot. Then bleed him, and let him rest two days. 

 This will cure a slight strain. Should he continue lame, 

 you may travel on, but slowly, and he will grow well 

 upon the road ; but repeat the oils. 



STIFLE.— THE CURE. 



If you strain your horse in the stifle, a little bone 

 upon the thigh bone, above the inside bend of the hock ; 

 (you find such another in a leg of mutton) the turnip 

 poultice will infallibly cure it, but you may rub in the 

 oils first, as ordered for the shoulder-sHp. By its situa- 

 tion, you will find a difficulty to keep the poultice on, yet 

 it may be done with a few yards of list. 



If it is not well, or very much mended, in two or 

 three days, examine the hip, perhaps you may find it 

 there ; but this may be cured by oiling, as in a shoulder- 

 slip, for the poultice cannot be fastened on there. 



A CLAP IN THE BACK SINEWS.. 



When lameness arises from a clap in the back sinews, 

 ■which is a relaxation of the sinews from a strain, take a 

 spoonful or two of hog's lard, or rather goose-grease, 

 melt it in a saucepan, and rub it into the back sinew 

 very hot, from the bend of the knee to the fetlock ; 

 make (as you are directed in page 53) a turnip poultice 

 and tie it on hot, from the fetlock to above the knee, 

 and let it stay on all night ; thus, first tie the cloth 



