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How performed by most Farriers. 



are considerable, give him the drink (No. IQ6, 

 p. 187), as there directed; and gently rub the 

 part with digestive oils (No. 119, p. 179), or the 

 ointment (No. 125, p. 186). In some cases it may 

 be necessary to foment the swelling with the fo- 

 mentation (No. 123, p. 184), before the oils, 

 or ointment, are rubbed on. By these methods 

 the horse will be preserved from that danger 

 which so frequently happens in operations of this 

 kind. 



CHAP. LVir. 



DOCKING, 



Docking, or cutting off a horse's tail, is an 

 operation almost universally known, and is seldom 

 attended with any danger. The operation is best 

 performed with an engine, used for that purpose 

 by most farriers. After the tail is taken off, let 



