5,0 n^e Expert Farmer, Chap. lo. 



c H A P. X. 



S EC T. I. C. 



Hippophylus. 



WNf{t is to he done to cure availed Back ? 

 ^ippof-, There be fo many ways which doth oc- 

 caiion it, as that it would be an endlefs labour to deliver e~ 

 ¥ery particular thereof. But bccaufc you, do rnotion th^ 

 gfilkd Backonly^ I will firfl fpeak fomething thereof. A^ 

 ga/ied Backsomtth commonly either with the Saddle, the Pan- 

 fiel, Pack-Saddle or Male-Pillion, which through evil; {top- 

 ping, or defed of flopping, may very eafily gall the Horfe y 

 ib alfo may the fault be in the Tree, which may befobadiy 

 made, fo as that let the Sadler be never fo fufficent, skilful^ 

 or careful, yetfhall it both gall and hurt him '■, ^o alf;>may: 

 the Tree of the Saddle ht either broken or crackt, if it at a»)^ 

 time happen, be you then confident that it caimsver be fo- 

 an^ended or repaircdj but that do what you, can. it ffiall hurt 

 the back of the Horfcy and thefe be the. moit frequent and% 

 ordinary w|ys whereby to gall the back of yoyxx Horfc^ how- 

 beit, Ipafs over Male-Pillion, Cloak-bags, Portmantues ,, 

 Truires,and the like. The figns toknow a galled back are 

 €afie, for cither the back will be apparently fwelled, or the* 

 Hair fretted off, the skin either broken pr raw, orthebac^ 

 either inflamed or impolluniated, every of which is eafily. ta 

 be determined by the Eye j or if his Back, be wrung with th« 

 Saddle, and yet not come, to be vifible to the Eye, yet may^ 

 ypu come to the knowledge thereof, if taking off the,Saddle». 

 Itroking your hand all along the Back, you fhall perceivs 

 ii^Lm either to fhake his Head, or to winch with his Tail, tQ 

 rou2.e or fhake, to ftamp or ftrike with his Feet, to offer 

 to bite, or the like, whereby you may come, to know it, and 

 very, eafily to find out the place grived. Now if the Backhfef 

 fyvelled,. and before it be impoRvnTiated, ^o loon as you Ihall 

 take off* the Saddle, and find the fame, clap upon thefwel- 

 lil^^aiiHlc of his wet litter, and^fo fet on the Saddle again,, 

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