MANE — MANGE 



than the ordinary run of Far Eastern pony, but on the other 

 hand the Manchurian possesses unusually good shoulders, 

 and is, therefore, well adapted for riding purposes. 



M^ne. — The mane, if unhogged, usually falls over the 

 off side of the neck, but it can easily be trained to hang over 

 the near side by using weights of tinfoil or some such thing, 

 and in the case of cavalry horses it is the custom to do so, 

 as it enables a rider to assist himself in mounting if he can 

 catch hold of the mane. In the case of polo ponies, which 

 are almost invariably hogged, it is usual to leave one tuft of 

 hair for this purpose. A mane should never be cut ; the 

 way to thin it to attractive proportions is to comb it away 

 from the under side ; and it may be added that the roots of 

 the hair on the side it falls over are not infrequently allowed 

 to get into a very dirty condition owing to grooms acting 

 on the principle that the scurf which accumulates there will 

 never be seen. 



Mange exists in at least two forms amongst horses, 

 and is caused in either instance by the presence of an insect 

 which burrows down under the skin. It is a most con- 

 tagious disease, and no doubt many cases are due to horses 

 on a journey having temporarily occupied stables which 

 have previously been tenanted by an affected animal. 



The symptoms of the commoner form usually appear in 

 the tail and mane, whence it spreads to other parts of the 

 body. Scabs appear on the bare patches from which the hair 

 falls off, and discharge a fluid which will readily convey the 

 disease to other animals. As a consequence, a horse which 

 suffers from mange should be isolated, and all the woodwork 

 of the stall he has occupied must be thoroughly disinfected 

 and the litter burned, else an epidemic of mange is likely to 

 run through the stable. 



Treatment. — If taken in time a dressing of paraffin oil 

 once a day for three or four days may be useful, though a 

 paste composed of linseed oil six parts, tar oil one part, and 



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