8o A BC OF THE HORSE 



hand is pushed up through it, it will be 

 covered with a white greasy film, and 

 if the animal has perspired, scurf and 

 dirt will be observed where the saddle 

 or harness has been ; while on examina- 

 tion of the points of the hips and 

 shoulders, the sides and points of the 

 hocks, the roots of the hairs of the 

 mane, tail, and forelock will yield 

 further evidence. When the legs must 

 be washed, which sometimes happens, 

 as when very muddy, or with white and 

 grey-legged horses, they should be 

 thoroughly dried immediately after, and 

 wrapped in flannel bandages. Some 

 grooms are greatly in favour of washing 



