ift DireBiojts ifi regard to 



always enough at one time ; when you 

 repeat it, allow for the diforder, and the 

 horle's conftitution. 



©bferva- Let the blood, when cold^ be carefully 

 tioa. examined, both as to colour and confift- 

 ence, whether black, florid, fizy, ^r. 



Cautions 

 concern- 

 ing purg- 





Purging is often neceflary in grofs full 

 horfes, in fome difordej's of the ftomach, 

 liver, ^c. but (hould be direded with 

 caution. Before a purge is given to any 

 horfe, it is neceffary fome preparation 

 fhould be made for it, in order to render 

 the operation more iafe and efficacious ; 

 thus a horfe that is full of flefh (hould 

 firft be bled, and at the fame time have 

 his diet lowered for a week, efpecially 

 thofe that have been pampered for fale ; 

 feveral maOies of fcalded bran fhould alfo 

 previoufly be given, in order to open 

 the bowels, and unload them of any in- 

 durated excrement ; which fometimcs 

 proves an obftacle to the working of the 

 phyfick, by creating great ficknefs and 

 griping. 



Remaik- Let it be remembered that a horfe is 



^^^ °^' purged with difficulty -, that the phyfick 



^' generally lies twenty-four hours in the 



guts before it works ; and that the tract 



of bowels it has to pafs through, is above 



thirty 



