HUNTERS 



saddle on until such time as the skin beneath it has 

 had time to cool. There is nothing worse than 

 the removal of the saddle immediately a hunter 

 comes in from work, and every practical horse- 

 man knows, or ought to know, the inadvisability 

 of so doing. Poor condition is a predisposing 

 factor in the production of saddle-gall, but there 

 are various other causes. The term " sitfast " 

 is applied to an old saddle-gall or bruised area 

 of the skin that refuses to be cast off as a 

 slough, remaining, until excised by surgical 

 means, as a necrotic piece of tissue, encircled by 

 healthy skin. Cessation from work, and the 

 daily application of the lead lotion, as recom- 

 mended under the heading of " nettle-rash," will 

 be found as useful as any treatment that can be 

 adopted for sore back and saddle-galls. 



ERYTHEMA 



The term erythema is applied to a superficial 

 congestion of the skin, of which saddle-gall and 

 cracked heels may be taken as typical examples. 

 The former having already been dealt with, it is 

 necessary to refer to that common trouble 

 known as 



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