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the heels nor rasped above the 

 nail holes, for it will do the foot 

 an injury. Follow the directions 

 given here. Use either the hoof 

 ointment or the hoof liquid ; ap- 

 ply it according to directions. — 

 Fur hoof bound or tender feet, 

 apply it all around the top of the 

 hoof down one inch every third 

 day. If for split hoof, apply it 

 every day. First, have a stiff 

 shoe on the foot, and cleanse the 

 cut or crack. Never cut or burn 

 for it. 



Hoof Ail. — Apply blue vitriol 

 and put on a tarred rag to keep 

 out the dirt. 



No. 2. Wash well with warm 

 soap suds — wipe dry with a cloth, 

 then take two spoonfuls of com- 

 mon table salt, two spoonfuls of 

 copperas, pulverize, four spoon- 

 fuls of soft soap, mix well; spread 

 it upon a thick cloth, apply to the 

 foot, then confine it with a ban- 

 dage. Let it remain twelve hours, 

 then wash as before. 



Hoof-Bound. — Pare the heel 

 of the hoof till it is as fiat and 

 natural as a colt's; then take 

 equal parts pitch pine and butter 

 simmered together and annoint 

 the heel. 



Big or Milk Leg. — Apply the 

 liquid blisterer every three hours 

 until it blisters ; then in six hours 

 grease with soft oil of any kind ; 

 then in eight days wash the part 

 clean and apph/ it again. Repeat 

 it three or four times, then use 

 the iodine ointment. If this does 

 not remove it all, apply the spav- 

 in medicine. This will remove 

 it all. 



Spraix ix the Stifle. — Symp- 

 toms — the horse holds up his foot, 

 moans when moved, swells in the 

 stifle. This is what is called 



stifling. There is no such thing 

 as this joint getting out of place. 



Cure — Bleed two gallons, fer- 

 ment the stifle with hot water, 

 rub it dry, then bathe it well with 

 the general liniment every morn- 

 ing and night; give him a mash 

 and he will be well. Never al- 

 low any stifl-eshoe or cord on the 

 foot or leg. 



How to cure Corxs. — Take off 

 the shoe, cut out the corns and 

 drop in a few drops of muriatic 

 acid, then make the shoes so as 

 they will not bear on the part af- 

 fected. Apply the hoof liquid 

 to the hoof to remove the fever. 

 This is a sure treatment. I nev- 

 er knew it to fail. 



Corns. — Take the shoe off 

 and give the horse a free run at 

 grass for a few weeks. This will 

 frequently cure. 



FOUXDER IX THE FlRST STAGES. 



Bleed from the neck vein 2 or 3 

 gallons, or until he falls, then give 

 the following : Half oz. of aloes, 

 4 drachms gamboge, half oz. of 

 oil of sassafras, make this into a 

 pill, give it, and give him all the 

 sassafras tea he will drink : turn 

 up his feet and fill them full of 

 boiling hot lard, bathe his legs in 

 hot water, and rub them well. — 

 This will never fail to cure in 48 

 hours. 



Cure por Founder. — Take 2 

 oz. saleratus, 2 oz. alum, dissolved 

 in a pail of water, keep the horse 

 without drink until he will drink 

 it. Let one day pass, and then 

 give 2 ounces of sulphur, 1 oz. 

 copperass, in molasses and milk, 

 repeat the dose twice,n and fill th 

 hough with fresh cow-manure for 

 several days. 



No 2. Give the horse one 

 spoonful pulverized alum, hold 



