32 Horses and Horsemastership. 



If there's a breeze turn his head towards it. Take 

 the saddle off. Vigorously hand-rub the legs and ears, 

 and give half a pint of whiskey in an equal quantity of 

 water. 



The veterinary surgeon will probably bleed the horse 

 to the extent of 3 or 4 quarts of blood. 



LAMPAS. — Sometimes a horse, and particularly a 

 young one, will go '' off his feed*' without any apparent 

 reason. Before the corn is offered to him he will display 

 the usual anxiety to get at it; but when he gets it, 

 instead of eating it, he will take up a mouthful and 

 reject nearly all of it, and eventually give up the 

 attempt. If you open his mouth and examine the 

 palate you will find that the anterior of it is down 

 below the biting edge of his teeth. Tliis is the result of 

 inflammation, and the consequent soreness prevents the 

 horse from eating. In young horses it is usually due to 

 the natural process of dentition, and in older ones, 

 where such cannot be the cause, it probably arises from 

 some stomachic trouble. 



Tlie treatment is simply palliative : Keep the horse 

 on soft food, such as bran mashes, and give him a dose 

 of Epsom salts (J to h lb.). He should be able to eat 

 corn again in three or four days. Scarifying the palate 

 gives immediate relief, but the trouble is of such a 

 temporary nature that such a drastic remedy is scarcely 

 justified. 



