14 HORSE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA. 



with a lotion like the following one recommended by 

 "Stonehenge: " 



Sal ammoniac ... ... 1 ounce. 



Vinegar ... ... ... 4 ounces. 



Spirits of wine ... ... 2 



Tincture of arnica ... ... 2 drachms. 



Water ... ... ... J pint. 



Unless an owner looks personally after the syces, it 

 is difficult to make them keep the bandage constantly 

 wet ; hence it is generally much the best plan to get a 

 bheestie (water-carrier) to keep a fine jet of water, from 

 his mussuck (water-bag), on the injured part, for a 

 quarter of an hour or so, five or six times a day. If 

 the horse be too fidgetty to bear this, and a running 

 stream be near, he may be made to stand, up to his 

 knees in it, for half an hour, three or four times a day. 



The following plan may be adopted for putting on a 

 bandage that is intended to be employed as a poultice : 

 Make a pad of four or five folds of soft cotton, and large 

 enough to wrap round the leg ; wet this pad thoroughly, 

 apply it, wrap over it a piece of oil-silk, and then 

 roll a moderately tight flannel bandage round the whole. 

 In cases of sprain, the application may consist of either 

 plain water, or of a lotion consisting of a wine glass full 

 of the tincture of arnica to a quart of water. Arnica 

 appears to act by stimulating the small blood vessels of 

 the skin. 



Boots are worn to give support like bandages, and 

 also to prevent the horse from hurting himself by " brush- 

 ing," or by otherwise striking his leg. For the former 



