HORSES TO JUMP 91 



COOLING LOTION 



For bruises and sprains and splints forming. 



The lotion should be applied in the treatment 



of sprains after the first heat and tenderness 



have passed away. {See Sprains.) 



A good cooling lotion that is always obtainable 



is : 



Spirits of Wine . . 4 oz. 



Water 8 oz. 



COLD WATER 



Running cold water is an excellent method of 

 hardening and strengthening and keeping cold 

 an injured part. 



CLAY 



A bucket full of good wet clay is most useful 

 in a stable. It is excellent for keeping the feet 

 cool. If put on immediately there is any 

 symptom of unusual heat, diseases of the feet 

 may often be checked in the first instance. 

 An excellent treatment for polo ponies' legs 

 after a hard game, and equally effective with 

 horses that may have been galloped on hard 

 going, is immediate application of hot-water 

 bandages (a covering of oil silk will help to 

 retain the heat), followed by clay plastered on 



