46 THE COMPLETE FARRIER. 



1 oz. of Oil of Turpentine. 

 1 do. Oil of Origanum. 

 1 do. Oil of Swallows. 

 1 do. Oil of Amber. 



Shake these together, and ruh the shoulder point well with them 

 every third day ; and if the horse continue lame, recourse must be 

 had to blistering. 



A SPRAIN IN THE COFFIN JOINT. 



This is often a grievous disease, and it is difficult to discover where 

 the lameness is. It is often neglected till the joint grows stiff, and 

 then the horse pitches upon his toe, and is afraid of bearing any 

 weight on his foot. If }^ou press with your thumb in the hole in the 

 horse's heel, and upon the cornet of his foot, you will soon discover 

 whether the hurt is in the Coffin Joint. 



When people cannot tell the cause of a horse's lameness, they often 

 say that he has got sprained in the coffin. In my opinion it is better 

 not to doctor a horse than to apply stuff to you know not what. If 

 people would have a little patience, most lamenesses would soon show 

 themselves, especially a Sprain in the Coffin Joint, for it would raise 

 a ring round the cornet of the foot, not much unlike a Ring-bone, but 

 closer to the foot. 



The first thing to be done is to draw a little blood from the spurn 

 vein, then mix an equal quantity of oil of bays, and oil of origanum, 

 beat well together, and rub well all round, just above the hoof. Apply 

 this for three or four days together, and if no better, you must have re- 

 course to repeated blistering. 



A SPRAIN IN THE BACK SINEWS. 



This kind of Sprain is more frequent among horses than any other, 

 and is so common that I need not describe it, but only inform you how 

 to cure it. 



If it be recent, bathe the leg with a little hot vinegar, or verjuice, 

 with a little saltpetre dissolved in it, and put round it a proper band- 

 age : or, curriers' shavings, wetted with a composition made of vine- 

 gar, spirits of wine, and a little tar, and laid on the swelling with a 

 pretty tight bandage round them, will be of great use. Take it off 

 once a day, and soak the shavings again, or get fresh. Injuries of 

 this kind must not be expected to be removed immediately. Rest is 

 absolutely necessary, and turning the horse out to grass would be of' 

 great service as soon as the swelling disappears, but not before. If 

 these methods fail, the next thing is to blister ; for I have known blis- 

 tering succeed when all the former have failed. The last thing to 

 have recourse to, is firing. 



SPRAINS OF THE KNEES AND PASTERNS. 



The knees are liable to many misfortunes besides sprains. The 

 Speedy Cut is done by striking one foot against the other leg, just be- 

 low the knee, and is frequently done by a horse that trots high. 



