PO TA TOES — PO UL TICES 



centre of the mouthpiece of a bit, which presses on the roof 

 of the mouth and checks a puller. (See Bits^ 



Potatoes are not an ideal food for horses, as though they 

 are moderately nutritious, they do not assist much in making 

 flesh. Still, heavy horses which do slow work do fairly well 

 on potatoes when boiled, if they are mixed with chaff and 

 a little corn. (See Feeding.) 



Poultices are just as useful in cases of horses' ailments 

 as they are when mankind are concerned, for they not only 

 allay pain, but assist in bringing abscesses to a head, and 

 are most beneficial in troubles of the respiratory organs and 

 colic. Bran is the usual material of which they are made. 



Poulticing Forehead. 



Poulticing Withers. 



but if not mixed with linseed oil or meal it soon becomes 

 dry, and therefore linseed meal is to be preferred, though it 

 costs more money. Mustard added to the meal is useful in 

 some cases, and some people favour boiled turnips or carrots, 

 which draw well. Whatever the ingredients may be, it is 



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