36 Horses and Horsemastership. 



wound depends rather on its situation than otherwise. 

 Fcr instance, a huge wound, which would present an 

 alarming appearance to a novice, might not be nearly 

 so serious as a small wound on the coronet. 



All chest and belly wounds are liable to complications, 

 and the most trivial wound of the foot has to be care- 

 fully watched. 



One of the important things to be done in connection 

 with wounds is to arrest the bleeding, and this is simple 

 enough except w^here an injured artery is involved, when 

 it may require to be tied. As a rule, how'ever, the 

 application of some such styptic as Friar's balsam proves 

 effective. 



The hcemorrhage from wounds in the limbs can in 

 most instances be arrested by a tourniquet (a hastily 

 improvised one may be made with a handkerchief and 

 a piece of stick) placed on the limb above or below the 

 wound, as may be required. When an artery has been 

 severed or ruptured, the blood will be of a bright scarlet 

 colour, and spurting, and the tourniquet should be 

 above the injury ; but if the blood is of a dark colour 

 and flows evenly, then the veins only are implicated, 

 and the tourniquet should be below the wound. 



Care should be taken to remove all dirt, and where 

 the bleeding is not really alarming (it is astonishing 

 how much blood a horse can safely lose) this should be 



