OR, HORSE DOCTOR. 45 



A Sprain in the Shoulder. 



When the shoulder of a horse is sprained, he does not put 

 out the leg like the other, but in order to ease it sets the 

 sound foot firmly on the ground. When trotted in hand he 

 forms a kind of circle with his lame leg, instead of putting it 

 forward, and when he stands in the stable that leg is ad- 

 vanced before the other. 



There is what is called a Shoulder-slip, which is worse 

 than a Sprain. When this happens, the horse can neither lift 

 his leg nor- put it forward. You may know this by the 

 shoulder-blade standing higher than the other ; but to dis- 

 cern that, you must make him stand on the lame leg, for the 

 leg he stands on will always appear a little higher than the 

 other. The flesh will also shortly waste away from the shoul- 

 der-blade, which is a sure sign of a Shoulder-slip. When 

 this accident has taken place, put a tap in the lame side of 

 the animal's breast, and blow the shoulder full of wind with 

 a pipe. When you have rinded the skin to put the tap in, 

 hold the skin fast to the pipe, and blow the part that you 

 have rinded full, and let some one draw the wind up into the 

 shoulder with the edge of his hand as fnv as the top of the 

 shoulder-blade, and then put in the tap. or rowel, and stop 

 the hole up well with tow and salve Give warm water for 

 three days, and then open the place, stir the tap round, and 

 rub the shoulder all over with the following liniment : 



2 ounces of Spirits of Wiue. 



2 ounces of Sweet Oil. 



2 ounces of Spirits of Sal Ammoniac. 



Shake them well together, rub the shoulder well with the 

 mixture every third day for some time, and if the horse do 

 not get better with three or four times rubbing, use the 

 following : 



2 ounces of Oil of Turpentine. 

 1 ounce of Oil of Origanum. 

 1 ounce of Oil of Bricks. 



Shake these up together, rub all on at a time, and walk 

 the horse about a little afterwards. When near the sea, 

 swimming in the salt water is very proper, and I have known 

 swimming in fresh water to be of great use, particularly in 

 clear running streams. 



A sprain in the shoulder point requires nearly the same 

 treatment as a slip, but you need not blow it. When it is 

 attended by inflammation, cooling mixtures, such as extract 

 of lead and water, must be used. But when a swelling or 

 an inflammation takes place, it is mostly caused by a hurt, 



