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which I have been plagued, I mean to depend 

 on bHftering, to dn'charge the coagulated hu- 

 mour, without firing ; and to conduct a cura- 

 tive procefs abroad. After the bliflering courfe, 

 as long as may be needful ; that which I have 

 already (tyled the aftual bracer, or a firm ban- 

 dage, fo faftened that the tendon m,ay not be 

 prelFed downward, to fupport it whilft the 

 horfe walks about. Embrocation to be ufed 

 every night in the field, at leaft once a day, 

 the horfe being accuflomed to come for a few 

 handfulls of corn ; to be continued two or 

 three months. It is unneceflarv to remark, 

 that the horfe had need be valuable, and the 

 owner to poffefs a few fparks of laudable equef- 

 trian enthufiafm, to render all this trouble 

 worth while ; however I can almolt v/arrant it 

 would pay well in the cafe of race-horfes, few 

 of which but mufl; be fhortened in their fpeed, 

 if fired to any effedual purpofe of bracing ; 

 and after all, I can fcarcely think but that a 

 force fufficient again to ftart the tendon, muft 

 alfo be adequate to loofen or burft the ban- 

 dage. 



Vv'ith ContraEled Sinews (to which pofl- 

 horfes chiefly are fubje6l) the legs are hot and 

 gorged, and the joints indurated ; the horfe 

 fteps fliort, and is liable to drop down fud- 

 denly, particularly in his walk. If there be 

 any effetlual remedy, it is repeated bliflering, 



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