PRICKS — PROMINENT FOREHEAD 



Powdered ginger . . .2 ounces 



,, sulphate of copper . 2 „ 



gentian . . . 2 „ 



Mix, and make sixteen powders. Give one a day with 

 the food slightly damped. 



Or, 



Green crystallised sulphate of iron, 20 to 60 

 grains, according to size and age of horse, 

 once or twice a day in the food. 



The crystallised iron should be kept in a stoppered bottle ; 

 it is not a good tonic when the liver or digestive organs are 

 affected. In such cases A ounce of dialysed iron in water 

 is a preferable tonic. (See Medicines, Restoratives.) 



Pricks often occur when a horse is carelessly shod, 

 through a nail being driven into, or close to, the sensitive 

 part of the foot. The result is inflammation, often accom- 

 panied by suppuration and, of course, tenderness. 



Treatment. — Take off the shoe and pare away the 

 sole so as to relieve the pressure. If there is reason for 

 believing that matter has formed, a small opening may be 

 made to enable it to escape, as otherwise it may spread 

 upwards to the coronet and cause a great deal of trouble, 

 and then poultice. When the shoe is replaced, no nail 

 should be driven near the seat of the prick. Should it 

 be seen that the nail has entered a sensitive part before 

 the above symptoms appear, the nail should be at once 

 drawn and the hole stopped with tow — either dipped in 

 tar or plain — in order to prevent dirt from getting in. 

 (See Shoeing.) 



Prominent Forehead. — Some horses are considerably 

 disfigured by a prominent forehead, which conveys a heavy, 

 even sulky, expression to the head. This, however, is more 



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