2l8 LIGHT HORSES I BREEDS AND MANAGEMENT. 



pressure by removing the horn from over and around it, and 

 preventing the shoe from touching it. When the inflamma- 

 tion runs high and there is much pain, fomentations and 

 poultices are necessary, but they must not be continued for 

 long ; as a rule they should be succeeded by dry dressings. 

 For injuries in which the hoof is involved, after the inflamma- 

 tion has been subdued, Stockholm tar is an excellent dress- 

 ing, while it is a good protective. 



Wounds. 



Wounds are of different kinds, according to their mode of 

 production such as incised, punctured, contused, &c. The 

 incised is that which is generally most easily repaired. When 

 there is bleeding it should be checked as soon as possible by 

 the application of cold or hot water, bandaging up the 

 wound, applying pressure, or tying the bleeding vessel or 

 vessels. Some chemical agents, such as perchloride of iron, 

 are sometimes employed to check haemorrhage. 



If the wound is not large and the part can be bandaged, 

 then after it is freed from dirt or other foreign matters, its 

 edges should be brought together and the bandage applied, 

 a piece of lint or fine tow being previously placed upon the 

 wound. If it can be done, it is often advantageous to bring 

 the sides of the wound together by means of one or more 

 stitches of silk thread, or by brass pins passed through the 

 skin on each side and a piece of tow or twine wound in figure 

 of 8 fashion around the heads and points. 



Bleeding from a punctured wound can generally be stopped 

 by plugging it firmly with tow, lint, or any similar substance. 

 The air should be excluded as early and as completely as 

 possible from all wounds ; so that after dirt or any other ex- 

 traneous matter which may have gained access to them is 

 removed, they should be carefully protected by tincture of 

 myrrh, powdered boric acid, iodoform, or other antiseptic 

 agent. 



