206 LIGHT HORSES: BREEDS AND MANAGEMENT. 



drops of tincture of aconite, two drachms of chloroform, or 

 two ounces of sulphuric ether. Hot water should be applied 

 to the abdomen by means of rugs, and the white liniment or 

 mustard plaster may also be applied to this region before the 

 hot water is resorted to. 



When the horse can eat, the diet should consist of linseed 

 and bran mashes, and no hay or other solid food should be 

 allowed for some days. 



Worms. 



Worms are often troublesome to horses, and cause irritation 

 of the intestines, and unthriftness and debility. There are 

 several kinds of worms which we need not, for lack of space, 

 describe, especially as the treatment is nearly the same for 

 all. This generally consists in the administration of a pur- 

 gative, followed by an ounce dose of oil of turpentine in flour 

 gruel or well mixed in a pint of milk ; or one or two one- 

 drachm doses of tartar emetic in a little mash, followed by 

 half-a-dozen one-drachm doses of powdered sulphate of iron 

 one dose morning and evening. 



Lamenesses. 



The horse is, from the nature of his work, much exposed 

 to lameness, and this very often becomes permanent, and 

 more or less reduces his value. Lameness may be due to 

 many causes, and these may be in operation in any part of 

 the limb or limbs ; sometimes injury or disease of other parts 

 of the body will also produce lameness. We will notice some 

 of the more common forms of lameness, with their causes 

 and treatment. 



Sprains. 



Sprains may occur to tendons and ligaments, less frequently 

 to muscles, and this injury may be more or less severe and 

 cause a proportionate degree of lameness. Ligaments and 



