62 RACK CHAIN. — WASHING LEGS. 



Having reached the lower part of the pastern, the spare portion 

 of the bandage, if any, must be worked back in the same 

 manner, and the second loose end (which should be provided 

 with ties to make it secure) tied upon the front of the limb, 

 a little to its outer side. 



The additional observations relating to the treatment of 

 horses under particular circumstances or states, viz., when 

 perspiring, exercise, hours of feeding, temperature of the stable, 

 clothing the animal when wet, bandages, bandaging the hmbs, 

 and so forth, will, it is hoped prove advantageous to the reader, 

 and worthy of his careful attention. 



Backing Hoeses to the Mangee. — In conclusion I beg 

 to recommend one rule which is of so much importance, that it 

 ought to be enforced in every stable. It is this, when liorses 

 are not required to loork during the day, do not 1/eep tliem 

 racked to the manger from morning until night. Allow their 

 heads to be free, and shake down their beds. The practice of 

 securing horses by a short chain to the rack after the grooming 

 processes are complete, and the animals are not wanted, is 

 cruel and senseless, and ought to be condemned by every 

 humane person. 



"Washing the Legs. — Never wash the legs of horses when 

 in the stable, unless they are scraped and bandaged immediately 

 afterwards. If left to dry without bandages, windgalls are 

 produced, and on some occasions the limbs become swollen, 

 stiff, and painful, and the animal suffers from a disease similar 

 to Bheumatism, or it suffers from Grrease and chronic Swelling. 



