38 NOTES OX EQUTTATIOX 



In case of swelling of the fetlocks and windpuffs. avoid 

 work on hiird ground, and cut down the work: use douches 

 and hand rubbing and apply flannel bandages. 



For splints, use red ointment (mercuric ointment — a 

 blister) as soon as the injury appears. 



For bog spavins stop work in the hall and all collected 

 work at the gallop: exercise quietly on the road and use 

 douches. 



Appetite and Condition of the Horse. A young horse must 

 be given substantial nourishment in order to readily resist 

 the first fatigues of training and also because he is still 

 growing at the age when his education is undertaken. More 

 or less hay according to the animars condition and always 

 plenty of oats. From time to time, every eight or ten days, 

 a handful of sulphate of soda can be given in the drinking 

 water or in a mash to counteract the heating effect produced 

 by oats. 



If horses are too fat. cut down the hay and also the 

 water. If the horses are in poor condition, give linseed 

 mashes and put dry bran in the oats: Xiy beans and carrots: 

 in a word — variety. Frequently a horse refuses to eat be- 

 cause he has been put on full oats too suddenly; in this 

 case, cut down the ration or even place the animal on diet 

 for a time. 



Results. In conclusion — if outdoor work has been alter- 

 nated with riding hall work in proper ratio, the yoimg 

 horse, at the end of training, has lost any surplus fat: has 

 acquired muscle: his joints and tendons have been strength- 

 ened and his wind developed. In short, after a length of 

 time which varies with age, breeding and disposition, the 

 horse is in condition to undergo without injury the hard- 

 ships of the service for which he is destined. 



