RESTIVENESS — RESTORA TI VES 



of rest a bran mash may be substituted for the last feed of 

 corn with beneficial results, and he will not require full 

 feeding when not at work. As a matter of course, a horse 

 will rest better in a quiet, loose box than he will in the 

 stall of a stable where other animals are constantly passing 

 to and fro ; but few will take at once to new quarters, and 

 therefore it is best not to remove him from the place he is 

 accustomed to. Some horses never lie down, but sleep and 

 rest themselves standing up, and leaning against the sides 

 of their stalls. This habit may be overcome by keeping 

 the horse in a loose box, but it is difficult to cure, though 

 any device is worth trying, as the legs get worn through the 

 animal's weight always being on them. (See Bran, Monday 

 Morning Evil.) 



Restiveness may be the result of high spirit, temporary 

 excitement, or vice, and in each instance the only thing to 

 be done is to treat the offender kindly, but with firmness. 

 In cases where a horse is fidgety and gives trouble when 

 being physicked or groomed, the best course to adopt is to 

 have one of the fore-legs either held or tied up, as he then 

 will stand perfectly quiet. 



Restoratives. — A horse that is thoroughly exhausted by 

 sickness or the effects of overwork may often be revived by 

 the judicious use of stimulants such as the following : — 



Eggs and Brandy. — Four eggs may be beaten up in a 

 couple of wine-glassfuls of brandy and given him every four 

 hours. If he can swallow, i pint or more of good milk may 

 be added, and given in the form of a drench. 



Bread and Beer is a capital pick-me-up for a tired horse 

 if he can be persuaded to take it, and most horses which 

 have got accustomed to beer are very fond of it. The best 

 way to proceed if there are doubts as to whether he will take 

 it is to put I quart of good sound beer at the bottom of a 

 pail, and the soft part of a loaf in it, leaving a part of the 

 loaf, which is broken up, outside the beer. Then if the horse 



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