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must be made to tear or dissect it ofi^, but stimulating poultices 

 or fomentations, or, if these fail, a mild blister will cause a speedy 

 separation ; and the wound will then readily heal by the use of 

 turpentine dressings, more or less stimulating, according to cir- 

 cumstances. 



Saddle galls are tumors, and sometimes galls or sores, arising 

 also from the pressure and chafing of the saddle. They differ 

 little from the warble, except that there is very seldom the sep- 

 aration of the dead part in the centre, and the sore is larger and 

 varying in its form. The application of cold water, or salt and 

 water, will generally remove excoriations of this kind. 



CHEST-FOUNDER. 



The muscles of the breast are occasionally the seat of an ob- 

 scure disease, called by the old farriers anticor and chest-founder. 

 The horse has considerable stiffness in moving, evidently not ref- 

 erable to the feet. There is tenderness about the muscles of the 

 breast, and, occasionally, swelling. I believe it to be nothing 

 more than rheumatism, produced by improper exposure. Some- 

 times a considerable degree of fever accompanies this ; but bleed- 

 ing, physic, a rowel in the chest, warm embrocations over the 

 parts affected, warm stabling, and warm clothing, with occasional 

 doses of antimonial powder, will soon subdue the complaint.* 



* Note hy Mr. Spooner. — The absorption or diminution of the muscles of 

 the chest, alluded to in the text, and which used to be denominated chest 

 founder, is neither more nor less than disease in the feet (the navicular dis- 

 ease, in fact), and which, existing in both feet, prevents the fore-legs being 

 exercised to the same extent as before ; and, consequently, the muscles, from 

 being partially thrown out of use, become, to a certain extent, absorbed. 



By the term anticor, we rather understand an abscess in the breast, or 

 brisket, to which some horses are liable. It is a rare disease, and more fre 

 quently attacks heavy-chested horses. Foreign horses are more subject t 

 \his disease than English ones. 



