112 TlIK HORSE. 



they are a means of removing the thirst. For the same 

 reason, garlic is veiy efficacious in this disorder. Two or 

 three cloves being given in each feed ; or three ounces 

 bruised, and boiled in a quart of milk and water, and given 

 every morning for a fortnight, has been found very service- 

 able. So easy a remedy should never be neglected ; for 

 by warming and stimulating the solids, and at the same 

 time dissolving the tenacious juices which choke up the 

 vessels of the lungs, it greatly relieves this complaint. 



Moderate exercise should never be omitted ; and although 

 broken-winded horses are not able to endure much labor 

 the first summer, yet many have been found less oppressed 

 the second, and scarcely perceptibly affected the third, 

 being then able to perform a long journey, and to endure 

 gieat fatigue. A horse kept constantly in the field, when 

 n'.'t in work, will be able to do good service for many years. 



It may not be improper to observe that those who hope 

 to cure a broken-winded horse, or even one that is troubled 

 w. ih an obstinate cough, by putting him to glass, will find 

 th nnselves wretchedly mistaken ; for on his being taken 

 into the stable and fed with dry meat, he will be much 

 worse than before ; and some that had only a dry cough 

 wK^n they were put to grass, have returned broken- winded. 

 Therefore always remember, that if you cannot keep a 

 horse of this description constantly abroad, it is best not to 

 put him to grass at all, as, instead of curing, it will tend to 

 augment the disorder. 



In short, the grand secret of managing horses of this 

 kind, consists in having particular regard to their diet and 

 exercise. A moderate quantity of hay or corn, and water, 

 should be given at a tiiue, and the former constantly mois- 

 tened, to prevent their wanting too much of the latter. 

 They should have moderate exercise, but never any that is 

 violent. By this method, and giving the following ball once 

 every fortnight or three weeks, the horse will be able to df 

 good service for many years. 



6 drams of Socotriue Aloes, 



2 do. Myn-h, 



2 do. Galbanum, 



2 do. Amraoniacum, 



2 oz. of Bayberries, in powder. 



Make the whole into a ball with a little oil of amber, aatf 



