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joints fill and are stiff after hunting, will be much bene- 

 fited by being bandaged, last thing at night, with 

 flannel bandages wrung loosely out of the hottest water 

 that can be borne ; over these dry flannel bandages are 

 placed, and left for the night. In the morning the inner 

 bandage is dry and the outer one wet. The legs should 

 be fine, and will generally be found so. Horses who hit 

 themselves on the road may be dealt with by judicious 

 shoeing in many cases, but hunters will require protection 

 in the way of boots or bandages. If boots are used, they 

 should be of cloth and leather, not indiarubber, and the 

 horse should be measured for them. A horse who cuts 

 behind is most objectionable, as a boot behind frequently 

 lames the horse ; in that case a three-quarter shoe will 

 often effect a cure, the inside quarter being cut off. 

 When this fails, try cutting off the outer quarter a pro- 

 ceeding which is nearly infallible, but possessed of this 

 disadvantage, that the horse slips about on greasy ground 

 to an unpleasant extent. For the road the inside heel 

 may be thickened with the same good result, and a similar 

 proceeding with the fore feet will often be successful ; 

 but here care must be taken, as the fore feet do not 

 allow of such liberties as the hind. Corns are best dealt 

 with by the use of a three-quarter shoe, when the work 

 is on soft ground. All this if the Charlier system be not 

 approved of. 



Lately a variety of inventions have been advertised, 

 which, if their performance were equal to their promise, 

 would render soundness a matter of no importance to the 

 owner of horses. I have tried several of them, and as the 

 inventors don't know a lmpecuniosus"from Adam, can give 

 my opinion freely. The two which took my notice most were 

 f ' Edwards's Horseshoe Cushion," and Clark's " Neuras- 



