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stomach ; after the purge has worked and its effects passed 

 off, the following drench may be administered three times 

 every two hours and then every six hours. Aromatic spirit 

 of ammonia, i ounce, spirit of chloroform, i ounce, bicarbonate 

 of potash, \ ounce, water, 5| ounces. Mad Staggers is 

 often, but not always, preceded by an attack of sleepy 

 staggers, but its symptoms vary very decidedly. The horse 

 is feverish and restless, his pulse is very fast, and he will 

 often throw himself about as if he were mad, whilst his 

 dung is hard and dry and he scarcely stales at all. At 

 intervals he falls into a drowsy state, but the paroxysms 

 soon reoccur, and generally in a more violent form. If the 

 horse can be approached, the same treatment as that 

 recommended for the sleepy form of attack may be applied, 

 and ice or cold cloths may be placed on the head. In all 

 cases the horse should be kept quiet and in a darkened box, 

 but professional advice should be sought for in event of a 

 horse being attacked by mad staggers. (See [Megrims, 

 Sunstroke.) 



Staling". — The act of passing urine. Some horses decline 

 to stale when they come in from work, in which case they 

 will often be induced to do so if a little straw is spread on 

 the ground under them. (See Heated Horses.) 



Stallion. — The selection of a stallion is a matter of most 

 serious consideration for a breeder of horses, as a mistake 

 may prove extremely costly. As a general rule, the horse 

 to be selected is one who, by his looks, may be expected 

 to remedy the faults possessed by the mare ; but the breeder 

 does not act wisely if he judges by appearances alone. The 

 breeding of a horse, in short, is a most important factor 

 in relation to the selection, for no matter how handsome 

 a stallion may be, there is always a probability that his stock 

 will throw back to some more or less remote ancestor. It is 

 well for the owner of the mare to satisfy himself if possible 

 as regards the sort of foals the sire he would like to use 



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