60 THE NEW POCKET FARRIER. 



about the fetlock, then put in the pouUice, and raise the 

 cloth and the poultice together, till you get it above the 

 bend of the knee ; twisting the list or string round his leg 

 as you rise, and fasten it above the knee ; take it off in the 

 morning, and put on a fresh one ; at night do the same. 

 Two or three of these poultices will cure a new strain ; 

 five or six, an old one. 



HOW TO KNOW A SHOULDER-SLTP, FROM A 

 STRAIN IN THE BACK SINEWS. 



This lameness, by ignorant farriers, is frequently 

 taken for a shoulder-slip ; and in consequence of this, 

 they proceed to blowing, boring, and rowelling, and thus 

 make your horse useless for a long time. Be not im- 

 posed on ; be sure it is in his shoulder, before you admit 

 the operation. 



If it is in his shoulder, he will drag his toe on the 

 ground, as he walks. 



If in the back sinew, he will lift it off and step short, 

 though downright lame. 



There does not happen above one shoulder-slip, to 

 fifty back-sinew strains. 



A COLD— A RUNNING OF THE EYES AND 

 NOSTRILS. 



You may know if your horse has caught cold by a 

 running at his eyes, and a little gleeting at his nostrils ; 

 though it is impossible to know exactly how he came 

 by it ; (for standing near a hole, a window or door, a 

 damp new-built stable, and many other ways may do it) 

 yet I would warn you against one practice in particular, 

 too much in use, which seldom fails to give a horse cold. 



