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HORSE— DISEASES AND REMEDIES. 



Commence with bleeding. Continue 

 until the pulse begins to falter or the 

 horse to reel. To this should follow a 

 dose of physic — strong, compared with 

 the size of the animal. The loins should 

 be covered with a mustard poultice fre- 

 quently renewed. The patient should be 

 warmly clothed, supplied plentifully with 

 mashes, but without a grain of corn in 

 them ; and frequently injections should be 

 had recourse to. 



HORSE, Tongue, Sore to Cure.— By 

 making use of a little tar, once a day, 

 rubbed on the tongue of the sound horses 

 with a mop, is an effectual preventive; 

 for the diseased horse, take a common ta- 

 blespoonful of the spirits of turpentine 

 and pour it on the tongue, as far down as 

 practicable, then with a mop well satur- 

 ated with the spirits of turpentine, mop 

 every part of the tongue ; after this make 

 use of the tar in the way above men- 

 tioned as a preventive; this done once or 

 twice a day, for two or three days, has 

 never failed making a cure. 



HORSE, Tongue, Lolling of the.— Rivet 

 a section of a knife from a mowing-ma- 

 chine on his bit; dull the edges, and 

 make everything smooth. The knife run- 

 ning up in his mouth prevents him from 

 drawing his tongue far enough back to 

 get it over the bit. Carelessness in 

 breaking colts is the cause of it. 



HORSE, Big Head.— When this dis- 

 ease occurs, every care must be taken to 

 improve the general health. Let work 

 be regular and moderate. Have the sta- 

 ble clean, dry, and well ventilated. Feed 

 on sound hay and oats, either bruised or 

 cooked. Under no circumstances give 

 the horses Indian corn. Four or five 

 pounds of linseed cake may be given 

 daily. Give every day in the feed two 

 drachms of phosphate of iron, and four 

 drachms of powdered gentian. 



HORSE, Big Shoulder.— (See HoRse, 

 Big Head.) 



Horse, Big Leg. — Apply the Blister (see 

 Buster, Liquid in Medical Receipts) 

 every third hour until it blisters. In 

 three days wash the leg with linseed oil. 

 In six days wash it clean with soap and 

 water. Repeat the last, operation every 

 six days until the swelling goes down. 

 If there should be any callous left, apply 

 Spavin Ointment. (See Horse, Spavin.) 



HORSE, Breast, Sore.— This generally 



occurs in the spring, at the commence- 

 ment of plowing. At times the fault is in 

 having poor old collars, and not having 

 the collar properly fitted to the horse's 

 breast; and at others, the hames are 

 either too tight or too loose. There is a 

 great difference in horses about getting 

 chafed or galled, and at times it has 

 seemed to be impossible to keep their 

 breasts from getting sore, but a thorough 

 application of strong alum water or white 

 oak bark to the breast of the animal, 

 three days before going to work, will 

 toughen the flesh, so that the same will 

 not get sore. Another excellent plan is, 

 when you let your team rest for a few 

 moments during work, to raise the collar, 

 pull it a little forward, and rub the 

 breast thoroughly with your naked hand. 



HORSE, Blood, Fullness of. — When 

 this condition appears, the eyes appear 

 heavy, dull, red or inflamed, and are fre- 

 quently closed as if asleep. The pulse is 

 small and oppressed; the heat of the 

 body somewhat increased; the legs swell; 

 the hair also rubs off. Horses that are 

 removed from grass to a warm stable, and 

 full fed on hay and corn, and not suffi- 

 ciently exercised, are very subject to one 

 or more of these symptoms. By regu- 

 lating the quantity of food given them, 

 by proper exercise, and occasional laxa- 

 tives a cure may soon be effected. 



HORSE, Gravel.— Steep one pound of 

 hops in a half gallon of water, and give 

 it as hot as the horse can bear it. 



HORSE, Founder, To Cure. — Clean 

 out the bottom of the foot thoroughly, 

 hold up firmly in a horizontal position, 

 and pour in a tablespoonful of spirits of 

 turpentine, if the cavity will hold that 

 much ; if not, then pour in as much as it 

 will hold, without running over. Touch 

 the turpentine with a red hot iron (this 

 will set it on fire), hold the hoof firmly 

 in this position till it burns out, and be 

 careful that none of the turpentine runs 

 on the hair of the hoof, lest the skin be 

 burned. This will give speedy relief, and 

 the animal will be ready for service in a 

 short time. Another way, is to mix a 

 pint of the seed of the sunflower in his 

 feed, as soon as the founder is discovered. 

 Still another plan is adopted by some of 

 standing the animal up to his belly in 

 water a short time daily, for six or seven 

 times. 



