The Ailments of Horses. 41 



you must use the lotion, at once, as 

 below : — 



R. — Tincture of arnica 1 ounce. 



Goulard's water jounce. 



Laudanum 2 ounces. 



Water 1 pint. 



Mix, and make a lotion. 



Directions. — Apply the liquid to the hock four 

 or five times each day, by means of a pad of tow 

 soaked in it, and kept in position by the use of a 

 flannel bandage, applied rather tightly. Rest, and 

 the application of a high-heeled shoe, will assist 

 matters towards a favourable issue. After the in- 

 flammation has subsided, try the daily application 

 of equal parts of iodine ointment and red blistering 

 ointment. 



The above treatment must be per- 

 severed with for several days. 

 Hock, inflamed. See Spavin. 



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Indigestion. — The horse is a frequent 

 sufferer from digestive disorder, and no 

 wonder when one comes to consider the 

 disrespectful way in which some pro- 

 prietors of this slave treat his digestive 

 apparatus. By some, the horse's stomach 

 is regarded . as a corn-box, capable of 

 being filled— distended — at pleasure ; 

 others go to the opposite extreme, be- 

 lieving that such substances as cabbage- 

 leaves and straw will satisfy the demands 

 of the economy. Both practices are 

 equally pernicious ones ; whilst under 

 feeding, improper food, and irregular 

 feeding are the main causes of the horse 

 being so frequently the subject of diges- 

 tive disturbance. 



There is a disorder known as " stomach 



