3^4 ^he Art of Farriery 



iheir Rule without an Exception. However, the' I totd 



Caul'e. the World in my Notes upon Burdon, that Horfes 



troubled with Spavins, Ring-bones, ^c. might get 

 found Colts, yet I would not have fuch Expreffion 

 conftru'd in too large a Senfe;. for as thofe Notes 

 were v>rit in hafte, and the Subje6l couched in as 

 few Words as poffible, it muft not be expefted that 

 every Particular is touched upon. Therefore I muft 

 now declare, that altho' fach Horfes may beget 

 A Hcrfe found Colts, yet I would not put a Mare to either 

 ^*Tk°i'^ ^^' ^ ^^^^^ Horfe, ( efpecially if he went blind without 

 foiiml tho' A^^'^^'^^"^ ) or to one which had a Spax-in or Ring- 

 he have ^one. But as to Splents, Ofslets, &c. I do not 

 Splents call the Horfe unfound though troubled with them, 

 provided he for thefe moilly wear offby^Time. 

 h'art°' Every one knows that Splents are hard Excref- 



Spknte. cences which grow upon the Shank-bones of Horfes, 

 and they are more or lefs dangerous as they are big 

 or little, but there are few young ones without 

 fome. 

 Ofslets. Ofslets are of the fame N?-ture with Splents, fita- 



ate near the Knee on the Infide, and are faid to 

 grov/ out of a Gummiy Subflance abC'Ut the Knee. 



Ofslets are only dillinguilhable from the Knee it- 

 felf by being a little lower. And thefe, as v/ell as 

 Ring-bones, Bone-fpavins. &c. before they become 

 cf too hard a Nature, may be made to yield to 

 Remedies. 

 The Cnre, The Cure of all thefe bony ExcrefcenceSj is, in 

 my Thoughts, fi-Ji, to beat them with a bleeding 

 Stick for fome Time ; then prick or wound the Part 

 with a fmall Bodkin made hot, and rub in feme of 

 the beft Oil of Origany ^ after which clap on the 

 following Charge. 



Charge Take JEthiops Mineral, one Ounce ; cofnmon fut'- 



ioT a Ring- pcntine, (ix Drachms j Burgundy Pitchy one Ounce ; 

 Su'cmt ^panlfh Flies in Po^cvder, tiva Drachms ; Gum Eu- 



Olsi(.t* or phorbiutn, ttvo Drachms; Corrojive Sublimate in 

 J>paviu. Po-z\:der^ hi If a Drachm. Mi?c, Shave away the 



Hair, 



