114 THE HORSE AND ITS DISEASES. 



Thick wind, and chronic cough, may be sometimes 

 cured, and, as they are apt to end in broken wind, which 

 is never cured, so our endeavours should be actively 

 turned towards removing them. In horses naturally 

 gross, living high without much exercise, and feeding 

 foully, our attempts must be directed to lower their 

 general fullness of habit by bleeding, exercise, and 

 moderate feeding ; if at grass, a less luxuriant pasture 

 should be chosen ; many a horse becomes broken-winded 

 from gorging himself with too much grass ; while on the 

 contrary, another who is much affected in his wind in 

 the stable, becomes much relieved when out upon a short 

 bite or pasture not luxuriant. In the stable such a 

 horse should be muzzled at night, to prevent him eating 

 his litter, and his water should be given in small quan- 

 tities only ; all sudden exertions likewise should be as 

 much as possible avoided. 



Catarrh or Common Cold. 



The sudden transition from heat to cold to which 

 horses are so frequently, and often so thoughtlessly 

 exposed, renders this a very common complaint with 

 them. A simple cold, if neglected, may end in an incur- 

 able disease, especially with horses of a delicate 

 constitution. 



Catarrh commences with a slight degree of fever, with 

 some little discharge from the nose and eyes, accompanied 

 by cough, which is sometimes hard and painful to the 

 horse — when this is the case, bleeding will be necessary ; 

 but if the cough is not severe, the complaint may be 

 generally removed by simple treatment. 



The horse should be kept warm, and six balls of the 

 following medicine administered every morning fasting — = 



Digitalis ^ drachm. 



Nitre 2 „ 



Tartar Emetic 1 ,, 



Made into a ball with Tar, 



