DISEASES AND ACCIDENTS yi 



EUiman's embrocation, this treatment being suc- 

 ceeded by a blister should the horse continue lame. 



Broke?i kfiees are always annoying, generally 

 troublesome, and often extremely serious accidents, 

 the degree of mischief depending upon the depth 

 and situation of the wounds. Under any circum- 

 stance they should at once be washed and all grit 

 and dirt removed ; and if the horse is far from home 

 and blood is flowing, it is desirable to tie a hand- 

 kerchief tightly a little way up the limb and above 

 the wound so as to check the flow. If the joint 

 is not affected a poultice or warm fomentations may 

 be applied when he gets back to his stable, and 

 the cooling lotion prescribed above applied, the 

 laudanum not being added if there appears to be 

 but Httle pain. If the joints are affected the warm 

 applications had better not be used, but the cooling 

 lotion, to which one ounce of acetic acid may be 

 added, should be applied frequently. 



Flesh womids, if deep, may be kept open by push- 

 ing into them some tow which has been soaked in 

 carboUzed oil, which can be done by means of a quill ; 

 and if the stomach or chest is pierced a pad of linen 

 should be placed over the wound and kept in its 

 place by a bandage. 



Wo2mds in the feet should first be poulticed, and 

 then dressed with carbolized oil. 



