210 THE CURB. 



Directions for firing the Curb. 



if the pain and substance still continue, recourse 

 must be had to more powerful medicines. 



In such case, let the hair be clipped off, and 

 the blistering oils (No. 133, p. 202) be well rub- 

 bed in as there directed, for five or six mornings 

 together. 



This is a most powerful medicine for curbs. 

 After blistering, it is always necessary to give the 

 horse two or three months rest out of doors. 

 Curbs of long standing, that become hard and 

 callous, frequently require firing ; which, if done 

 by a neat hand^ seldom leaves much blemish, 

 especially if the following method be observed. 



Let the irons be thin and smooth on the edgey 

 but never made too hot: then take your hot iron, 

 rub the edge smooth, and pass it gently all round 

 the outside of the curb, so as to form it in the 

 middle of the circle; then fire three strokes down- 

 ward, one down the main tendon, and on« o» 



