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which should be left iii professional hands. If there 

 are any worms passed, the litter, droppings, etc., 

 should be carefully burned, and the floor of the 

 stable scraped and the debris burned, and a new 

 floor laid down. 



Rubbing the Tail. 



Although commonly due to parasites in the in- 

 testines, " particularly the small thread- worms," with 

 some horses it is a trick; neglect also, and the 

 irritation caused by dirt, will often cause it. In 

 India it is more often seen in coarse-bred horses, 

 such as many Australians are, than in country - 

 breds and Arabs. If it is from dirt, washing the 

 tail well with soap and water will stop it ; if it is 

 a trick, keeping the tail in a tail-case, which is 

 merely a piece of leather, with buckles and straps 

 to fasten it on with ; or an ordinary roller bandage 

 put round from the tip to the root will generally 

 stop it. 



Scouring (dast). 



Scouring, or diarrhoea, is usually seen in nervous 

 horses when they get excited, and, as a rule, dis- 

 appears when they get quiet again. It is more 

 commonly seen in light-coloured, or what the horse- 



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