80 THE HORSE : ITS KEEP AND MANAGEMENT. 



run, use a pint of water instead of a pint-and-half with the 

 chloride of lime in. 



Some people prefer a little salt put in, no doubt 

 that is a good thing, but I never use it myself. While the 

 horse is standing in the stable, soak a little piece of tow 

 in this lime and water and put it in the frog with a blunt 

 knife, or a piece of wood cut in the shape of a knife. 

 Before taking the horse out of the stable remove the piece 

 of tow, and wash the wound with a little brush dipped in 

 the water and lime, then get a small piece of wood, just cut 

 so that it will go nicely into the frog, and dip it in 

 Stockholm tar and place it in the wound. The tar draws 

 it and prevents any smell coming from the horses' feet. 

 Some people use nothing for the thrush except the 

 Stockholm tar, while others use bluestone, but this usually 

 dries it up too quickly. 



Many horses have the misfortune to get cracked heels. 

 This, however, seldom occurs when they are washed down 

 and well attended to. This is usually brought on through 

 neglect. Very often when a horse has long hair on its legs 

 the heels are not noticed, I have seen them with a crack 

 half an inch deep, before the owner or attendant knew 

 there was anything the matter with the heel at all. This is 

 caused by the legs not being rubbed dry, the water 

 naturally runs down to the bottom of the leg and round the 

 heel. Should there be a little dirt there, as there often is 

 in neglected horses, the cold water mixes with it, and that,, 

 with the friction caused by the animal moving its foot,, 

 causes the skin to get hard and brittle, and it very often 



