/iROW BAND — BRUSHING 



upper portion of the vehicle is of glass, the upper back 

 panels are always of wood. (See Carriages}^ 



Brow-band. — That part of a bridle or head collar which 

 passes above the eyes across the forehead. (See Harness.) 



Bruised Oats form a useful food for sick or young horses 

 when mixed with chop. They are also to be recommended 

 when the digestion is impaired by reason of bad teeth, old 

 age, or a habit of bolting food. Bruised oats should be 

 carefully purchased, if they are not prepared on the premises, 

 as grain of inferior quality may be supplied. As they do 

 not keep so well as whole oats, large quantities should not be 

 laid in. (See Feeding, Oats.) 



Bruises may be caused by accidents of many sorts and are 

 invariably associated with tenderness of the part affected 

 and occasionally by swelling. The first thing to do is to 

 reduce the pain by fomenting the bruise at frequent intervals ; 

 and then, should there be a swelling and the skin is unbroken, 

 some liniment may be rubbed on it. (See Qits, Fomentations. 

 Liniments^ 



Brushing. — A horse is said to 

 brush when he strikes one fetlock 

 joint with the hoof of the other side 

 as he moves. The injury is more 

 usually associated with the hind-legs 

 than with the front ones. Brushing 

 is due to several causes, the chief of 

 which are faulty shape or action and 

 bad shoeing. In the latter case it may 

 be remedied ; in the former ones it will 

 probably remain incurable. Should the 

 injury be temporary, the fetlock should 

 be protected by a boot of some kind, 

 and a dressing of carbolic acid — one 

 pint to forty of water — may be applied. 

 (See Boots, Bruises, Cuts, Speedy Cut, 

 Yorkshire Boot.) 



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Brushing. 



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