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a little. Then apply one of the body washes I have 

 recommended over the loins and back and the muscles 

 of the shoulders and forearms, as well as those running 

 down under the flank, ^ow walk him again in the 

 blanket, and by this time he ought to be thoroughly 

 bio wed out and ready for another heat. If he has, 

 however, failed to scrape well, and seems unduly dis- 

 tressed after the heat, sponge him over with tepid 

 water. In some cases I have seen cold water do just 

 as well. This will almost certainly relieve him. 



Another very good application I have found with 

 horses that showed distress is w^arm water and Med- 

 ford rum, with a little salt added, applied all over the 

 muscles. Sometimes a horse will get all " corded up " 

 in the muscles, and seem to be in a measure paralyzed. 

 Hot applications are the surest relief. Splan recom- 

 mends blankets wrung out of w^arm water, and laid 

 across his back and shoulders. I consider this treat- 

 ment good. 



As to internal stimulants, I do not believe in them 

 as a rule. In the case of a very tired, or apparently 

 beaten horse, they may be used to advantage occasion- 

 ally. Brand}^ and whisky are the most commonly 

 used, and one is probably as good as another. 



The treatment above described should be repeated 

 after each heat, and if all goes well the horse should be 

 none the Avorse for the race. After the race is over take 

 him to his stable, and do him up in much the way I 

 have recommended that he be treated after work, with 

 perhaps a little more attention and care. The day fol- 

 lowing tbe race he waU not require any exercise beyond 

 a walk in the morning and evening. Kest is what he 



