SPRUNG HOCK— STABLES 



further development of the whip spring, the wooden standards 

 being dispensed with and the steel of the spring being 

 carried forward to the cross-bar of the perch. After the 

 introduction of the elliptic spring this was adapted to the 

 C. spring carriages mostly with a dumb top half, and is the 

 C. under-spring or eight-spring under-carriage which is now 

 used for the highest grade of carriage-building. (See 

 Elliptic Spring, Perch.) 



Sprung Hock. — A hock is said to be sprung when there 

 is a considerable swelling at the back of it owing to a severe 

 sprain, which usually causes serious lameness, accompanied 

 by fever and considerable pain. 



Treatnieiit. — Remove the shoe — as the horse will probably 

 not be workable again for several weeks they had better all 

 come off — apply some cooling lotion, and give a mild dose 

 of purging medicine. Keep on a low diet, and if the case is 

 a bad one put the horse in slings ; but it is best to send for 

 professional advice in the first instance if the sprain is a 

 severe one. (See Prescriptions^ 



Squaring Tail. — Some skill is required to cut the ends 

 of the hairs on a horse's tail perfectly level and without 

 leaving any notches when it is desired to square it. The 

 best way to proceed is to tie a string round the end, and 

 then do the cutting. 



Stable Equipment. — The following articles form the 

 necessary equipment of a stable : — two wooden buckets, one 

 body brush, one burnisher, one broom, two or more sets of 

 bandages (flannel and linen), one curry-comb, two or three 

 leathers, a corn sieve, one dandy brush, half a dozen dusters, 

 a manure basket, a corn measure, a comb for mane, paste 

 for harness and saddles, a picker, a pitchfork with blunt 

 prongs, two or three sponges, a shovel, half a dozen towels. 



Stables. — The best aspect for a stable is a westerly one, 



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