PART III. 



HYGIENE, UNSOUNDNESS, DISEASE. 



In the first part of this book I have endeav- 

 ored to point out that certain things must be 

 done with horses in order to keep them in 

 health. In this chapter I have no intention of 

 specifically invading the domain of the veteri- 

 narian. It would be easy enough to explain 

 didactically the methods of treatment which 

 should be employed in stated diseases if one 

 could but be sure that every case would devel- 

 op alike, and the advice would be valuable if 

 every reader was an accurate diagnostician. It 

 is hopeless, however, to anticipate such an ideal 

 condition and hence I make no effort to pre- 

 scribe generally remedies and methods of treat- 

 ment. My experience shows me that the best 

 thing to do when a horse gets sick is to send 

 for some well qualified practitioner and let him 

 say what is to be done. There are a few rem- 

 edies of standard merit which may be used 

 without any danger and to much advantage— 

 remedies which I have proved to be satisfac- 

 tory—and the formulaB for them are detailed in 

 their proper places. 



A horse is a robust animal, easy to keep in 

 health by the exercise of ordinary common 



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