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Mix. Apply with sponge around the hoof, over the 

 bottom of the foot, and allow it to run in under the 

 shoe, and into all the fissures of the foot. For a few 

 days apply it twice a day and afterward once a day 

 after work. 



Splints I believe are most effectually treated by 

 firing. I have found, as a rule, that if dotted with the 

 firing iron soon after its appearance the splint will 

 vanish. 



Sprung tendons I have most successfully treated by 

 resting, getting the fever down, then applying iodine, 

 and later the sugar of lead and laudanum leg wash. 



Only one word more on the subject of the scores of 

 ailments and injuries which beset the lives of horses in 

 training. Don't try every remedy that is recom- 

 mended, especially if dangerous ones. Try what some 

 experienced man has found successful, and when you 

 get a good thing keep a note of it for future reference. 



