300 



Of Narrow Heels, and 



An oint- 

 ment for 

 the hoofs. 



How dfy 

 hoofs 

 fhould be 

 treated. 



Or, 

 TAKE bees-wax, two ounces ; fredi 

 butter, or Jard, fix ounces ; tar, one 

 ounce; as much linfeed, or neats- 

 foot oil, as will make it the confift- 

 ence of a fmooth ointment. 



The hoofs. If too dry, may be anoint* 

 ed with the above, or with lard only; 

 fome for this purpofe ufe tar, tallow, and 

 honey, but moft greafy and undluous 

 applications will anfwer this intention: 

 the feet alfo, if too dry, may be fluffed 

 with bran and lard heated, or worked 

 up together in the hand ; which is very 

 proper alfo to apply every night, when 

 your horfe is travelling, in hot weather, 

 on roads that are dry and hard; cow- 

 dung likewife is a proper fl:uffing for the 

 izn^ but vinegar fhould cautiouHy be 

 mixed with it; for though it is a known 

 cooler, it is a remarkable reftringent, 

 which in this cafe would be extremely 

 prejudicial ; inftead of which, a pint of 

 frefh butter may be firfl appliedio the fole, 

 and the cow-dung laid over it. 



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