74 HORSE-MASTERSHIP 



different parts of the external anatomy of the 

 horse. The picture given opposite explains 

 these. Every trooper should learn off these 

 points ; otherwise, if something is wrong, he 

 will be quite at a loss to explain himself 

 intelligibly to anyone. Many people wanted 

 information on the treatment of such surgical 

 conditions as splints, curbs, spavins, and 

 bowed tendons, and the general principle 

 was laid down and agreed to that, when 

 such had ceased to do harm — i.e.^ cause 

 lameness — they should be left alone. On the 

 other hand, pain, heat, swelling and lame- 

 ness, once localized, was always to be treated 

 by removing the cause where possible, and 

 treating effects by the application of heat, 

 locally applied, first by means of hot bathing, 

 or the application of bandages wrung out of 

 hot water, and this was to be followed by 

 the application of hot poultices of " Leu- 

 coid" or " Antiphlogistine." When the 

 acute stage had passed, and Nature required 

 further help to carry on her repair by the 

 presence of an extra supply of blood, blister- 

 ing with such preparations as ''Equamint" 

 or ''Reducine" was recommended. Firing 

 and the application of the old - fashioned 



