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HORSE— DISEASES AND REMEDIES. 



recruit his powers ; and as sodn as he had 

 gone through the tricks which we have de- 

 scribed, Mr. Rarey made him rise, and 

 then showed that the power which he had 

 gained was not lost as soon as the animal 

 stood on his legs again. Calling for a 

 saddle, it was in every case shown to the 

 horse, and put first on his head, then on 

 his neck, and finally in its proper place. 

 The animal then always submitted to be 

 mounted, and even allowed the danger- 

 ous plan recommended and adopted by 

 Mr. Rarey, of standing close to the hind- 

 quarter while putting the foot in the 



stirrup to be carried out without kicking, 

 which before the " Rareyfication" most ot 

 the vicious brutes operated on in public 

 would probably have done. 



By this plan, it is indisputable that any 

 active man, of good temper, but possessed 

 of firmness and courage, and accustomed 

 to deal with horses, may gain such a con- 

 trol over even the most vicious, that he 

 can do what he likes with them in doors. 

 No one who has examined into the mat- 

 ter can doubt Mr. Rarey's power, nor can 

 he refuse him the merit of improving 

 upon the old system of controlling the 



Fig. 34.— The Horse Tamed. 



horse, by the addition of the second leg 

 strap, which adds so much to the power 

 of the human arm, that the most violent 

 and muscular horse has no chance what- 

 ever. The secret lies in two essential 

 natures ; first, that the horse must never 

 be coerced or resisted, unless the man is 

 certain of success in controlling him; and, 

 secondly, that when the former is thor- 

 oughly convinced of his powerless condi- 

 tion, and his muscles are tired out, the 

 latter interferes and relieves him of his 

 trammels, " gentles" him, gives him kind 

 words, and at length encourages him to 

 rise. The effect is marvellous — the most 

 vicious brute, who would previously tear 

 any man to pieces, after he is thus first 



coerced, and then " gentled" and relieved, 

 appears to grow fond of his master, and 

 follows him about like a dog. 



MULE, Splint on. — To remove these 

 bony formations, the treatment consists in 

 repeated blistering. Having first cut the 

 hair short, rub a little of the following 

 ointment into the skin, covering the splint 

 every night until a free watery discharge is 

 produced from the surface : 



Take of Biniodide of Mercury - - 2 drachms. 

 Lard ------- 1 ounce. 



Mix. 



If, after an interval of a fortnight, the 

 splint does not appear much reduced in 

 size the ointment should be re-applied 

 and repeated at similar intervals. 



