EXPLANATION OF CHARTS AND ADDITIONAL HINTS. ii 



the sliucs taken olT, and tlie fcL-t carefully 

 examined tor pricks in .slioeing, corns, 

 l)riiises, and ollu-r injuries. 



Don't allow the blacksmith to cut away the 

 horny bars of the foot, for they prevent con- 

 traction of that structure. 



Don't believe anv man who claims lie has 

 a "certain cure" for s[)a\in, ringbone, roar- 

 ing, or broken-\\ind. 



Don't exercise a horse with colic, n(jr lliink- 

 every horse with abdominal pain is sutleriuL; 

 from "stoppage in its water." 



Don't allow your lujrses' mouths to be 

 burnt for "Lampas," nor their teelh constantly 

 filed. An occasional tiling of the molars of 

 old horses is advisable, and at times special 

 dentistry is required, but periodical filing of 



the teelh of xoung ones may often do much 

 harm. 



N'evcr allow nipdicine to be given through 

 the nostrils, nor anv form of abuse to a sick 

 horse. The excitement attendant upon 

 abuse will often do great harm and make the 

 ariimal worse. 



Don't W()r]< a kinie horse, or one which has 

 an\- s\m|Dloms of ill-health; and always stop 

 working an animal il severe diarrlicva comes 

 on. 



Remember the resisting power to disease 

 in a horse is extremely small, and while re- 

 action is rapid and easily induced with simple 

 remedies, collapse may be sudden and 

 extreme. Therefore, the important points to 

 observe are — rest and Cjuietude, with judicious 

 use of the safer drugs in place of those liable 

 to produce dangerous effects. 



