COLIC OR GRIPES. 1J3 



equal parts of sharp vinegar, spirits and sweet oil or 

 lard. By attention to these directions, in two or three 

 days the horse will again be fit for service. 



A horse in this unpleasant situation requires great 

 attention. Whenever they are foundered, they search 

 for a bank of manure to stand on, which should al- 

 ways be prevented, as its heat increases the fever. 



Horses slightly foundered, have sonaetimes been 

 cured in a few hours, by standing thena in pond water 

 or mud, or by bleeding in the mouth, but those reme- 

 dies are uncertain, and are not so much to be relied 

 on as those first recommended. 



A foundered horse is generally very much reduced 

 in flesh, before a cure is effected ; and is always more 

 subject to founder afterwards. 



Large ridges on the hoofs, or a turning up of the 

 feet, are strong indications of old founders or other 

 injuries. 



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, COIJC OR GRIPES. 



The colic is a disease to which the horse is very 

 subject ; and as often proves fatal, in consequence oi 

 improper treatment, as any disease attendant on that 

 animal. 



It may be produced by improper feeding, w^atering, 

 or riding, and sometimes by a want of energy in the 

 stomach and bowels, occasioning a spasmodic con- 

 striction of the intestines, and a confinement of air 

 Some horses are naturally disposed to coUc, while 



