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always to be the result of improper 

 stable management. Fomentations and 

 poultices should be the first treatment 

 adopted. 



Gripes. — This is the popular name 

 for colic, and may arise from a number 

 of causes. The pain comes on sud- 

 denly, the horse paws, strikes at its 

 belly, lies down, rolls, or remains out- 

 stretched. The attacks are short and 

 sharp. Turpentine in linseed oil is an 

 old-fashioned and popular remedy, but 

 most grooms have their own favourite 

 medicine for the disease. Some horses 

 are very subject to colic, and if this is 

 found to be the case a veterinary 



