CHAPTER V 



MINOR ACCIDENTS AND AILMENTS, 

 AND THEIR TREATMENT 



In this chapter merely a few of the 

 minor accidents and ailments which 

 occur to the horse are dealt with, for 

 it would be impossible in the space 

 at disposal to deal lengthily with 

 the subject. Whenever a horse is 

 found to be really ill, the best plan 

 is to at once call in a veterinary 

 surgeon. It is not fair to the animal 

 for the owner to try amateur doctor- 

 ing, for there are many diseases which 

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