TREATMENT OF THE HAIR. Ill 



the other hand, horses of fine length on short legs, 

 should never be docked ; but the tail should be suffered 

 to reach within a few inches of the hocks. 



Manes and tails should never be combed after they 

 are once clean and free from matted locks. The free 

 use of the dandie brush, followed by the water brush, 

 is alone desirable, and these are the only proper tools 

 for this part. 



Nothing looks worse than a scanty mane and tail, 

 through improper use of the comb or from the horse 

 rubbing himself. 



When the horse rubs his tail it should always be 

 kept cool and damp with the water brush during the 

 day, and at night a cold and wet flannel bandage should 

 be rolled around the part rubbed. 



If it be a very bad case, apply the following lotion 

 as often as required : chloride of lime, 2 drachms in half 

 a pint of water ; and, between the applications, nothing 

 is so beneficial as glycerine applied with a feather. A 

 good groom will always be careful to take this habit in 

 time. 



I may here state that horses in blooming condition 

 never contract this habit, and that it generally is a 

 sign of feverishness consequent on shortness of work. 



WORK. 



After the hunter has been through his physic and 

 alterative treatment, the sooner he commences work 

 the better, and, like the steeplechaser and racer, he 

 must begin by degrees. 



