ON NICKING. 2Slf 



under side. The first nick must be about two 

 inches from his rump ; and the others at a propor- 

 tionable distance from each other. The greatest 

 art in nicking is, to cut sufficiently deep on each 

 side the under part of the tail. There are two 

 tendons or sinews on each side, the ends of which 

 will sprout or rise up after they are cut ; some 

 persons take a small quantity of these tendons out, 

 in order to prevent them from growing together 

 again; but this is absurd; if the horse's tail be 

 properly pullied the tendons cannot unite again. 



As soon as the operation is performed, take 

 small pledgets of lint, or tow, and dip them in an 

 equal quantity of tincture of myrrh and tincture 

 of benzoin, or Friar's balsam (after they are well 

 shaken together) : apply them to each wound with 

 pledgets of dry tow over them ; then secure the 

 dressing on with a proper bandage over each 

 wound: after which let him be gently walked 

 about until he becomes cool, by which time the 

 blood will be stopped. Then put him in the 

 stable, and the day following at night cut the 

 laps, but by no means disturb the dressings : next 

 morning take off the old dressings and apply the 

 following. 



