5 2 The Comfleat Jockey, 



C H A P. XII. How to Cure a Bvrfe that has been hurnt by any Mare, 8cc. 



\T\ 7^^^^^^^ b® ^^ ^^ ^^ "^» y^^ ^^y difcern by bis Yard, for if that be 

 Y V foiiI> coirupr,and fwellerh fo that he cannot ftale without much 

 pain, they are infallible Symptoms that he has been burnt. To cure which, 

 Take a pint of French Wine, boil it with a quarter of a pound of Roch Allom 

 beaten into fine Powder; after which, take it luke-ivarm, and with a Sy- 

 ringe or Squirt, (quirt it into his Yard, and fo do till his Yard leave Matter- 

 ing, and it will perfedly cure him. 



G H A P. XIII. Rules to be obferved in the Sweating of Horfes. 



FIrf}, Let the keeper take great care, when he airs his Horfe, that ic be 

 done by degrees, and not all on a fudden, and then let him obferve in 

 that 33 well as in all his other Actions, what Temper of Body he is of, thac 

 is, whether with little or much Motion he ufed to fweat ; for many Horfes 

 will Sweat tho' they ftand ftill in their Stalls, which commonly denotes the 

 Hoife faint, ill dieted, and as bad looked after, then mult you exi!rci!e him 

 to work out the Sweat, and bring down his foul feeding; but if he be not 

 apt to Sweat, unlefs upon itrong Heats and lajge Breathings, then obferve, 

 if his Sweat be White or Frothy, then take notice that your H-rfe is foul 

 within, and muft beexerciled yet more; but if it be like Water, yet thick 

 and black, you need not fear any Danger. 



CHAP. XIV. How to prevent a Horfe from Stumbling, &:c. 



TAke your Horfe fo ufed to Stumble, and with his Halter fallen him clofe 

 to a Po(^, then with a Lancet, or a fharp Pen-knife, flit the Skin from 

 his Nofe to the upper Up, that is downright juft between his Nolkils, a- 

 bout two Inche?, which when you have done, part it as wide as you can, 

 and under it you will find a Red Film, or fecond Skin, that likewife cut and 

 part, beneath which you may difcern a fiit,f'mooth, white Smew, the which 

 take up with your Cornets Horn point, and twift it round about, after a lit- 

 tle fpace twifi: it again quite round, fo another time, then bave regard to 

 his Legs, and you fhall fee him draw by degrees his hinder Legs almoll to 

 his fore Legs, the which as foon as he has done, with your Lancet divide 

 the Sinew Rt the part which grows to the Lip. the which as foon as you 

 have effeded, untwift it and it will flirink up into the Head, and then his 

 Legs will withdraw back again ; for Note, that this Sinew is the caufe of 

 his Stumbling ; and that it goes quite through his Body, and fpreads 

 itfelf into bis two hinder Legs ; after which, you muft clofe up the Slit, and 

 put into it frefh Butter and a little Salt beat fine ; then take a Cere-cloth 

 made of Burgundian Pitch, or Stock Pitch, and lay upon it, and afterwards 

 you may truft your Horfe for Stumbling. This is a rare Secret, known by 

 fcWf but worthy to be obferved in any the like Occafions. 



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