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man calls " washey," chestnuts and blacks, than 

 any other colour. Some horses will always scour 

 after a draught of cold water, and with such the 

 chill should be taken off either by adding a little 

 warm water, or standing the bucket out in the sun 

 for a couple of hours before it is used. If the 

 scouring persists, after returning to the stable, let 

 the next feed consist of dry bran, not " bran mash," 

 and this generally stops it. If a horse that is not 

 in the habit of doing so suddenly begins scouring, 

 it is a mistake to try and stop it too suddenly, as 

 frequently it is an effort of nature to throw off some- 

 thing deleterious to the system. If, however, the 

 diarrhoea should continue persistent, then profes- 

 sional advice should be obtained. 



