i62 BREAKING AND TRAINING 



In the treatment of a sprain, rest is the first essential., 

 and after this comes the daily application of cold 

 water to the injured part. You should play the hose 

 at intervals upon the sprained tendon, ligament, etc., 

 for ten or fifteen minutes at a time, and after giving it 

 a thorough drenching, rub in opodeldoc. When you 

 have done this the limb should be lightly and evenl}^ 

 bandaged on the part where the sprain exists. 



Capped-Hock. — ^Any sort of an injury over the 

 joints of the hocks is liable to produce capped-hock. 



While the colt is in the breaker's hands the malady 

 may sometimes be traced to kicking in harness. 



As in the case of bruised knee, it is important here 

 to discover whether the injury is of recent origin or 

 otherwise. This, happily, is not a difficult matter. 



A recent capped hock is distinguished from an old 

 one by the presence, in the former case, of heat 

 and pain and stiffness in the region affected. An old 

 capped-hock, on the other hand, is marked by no 

 particular heat or soreness. 



It is important for the breaker to know all this, 

 especially in the event of a horse being sent to him 

 by train. There is no need of demonstrating how 



