Chapter V. 



SKIN TROUBLES. 



The horse is cccasionally the subject of diseases of the 

 skin, but in almost every case the origin can be traced 

 to neglect of some sort. 



CRACKED HEELS arise, as a rule, from inattention 

 in the matter of thoroughly drying the hollow of the 

 heels, either after the legs have been washed or afte: 

 the horse has sweated freely. A predisposing caus(; 

 may be a disordered stomach; but there is really no 

 excuse for them. The hind heels are more frequently 

 affected. On the first appearance of any rawness, 

 regular washing with a weak solution of Jeyes" fluid and 

 a dose of cooling medicine will usually prove efltective. 

 The application of a little zinc ointment is also beneficial, 

 and so long as the animal is not lame work wont hurt 

 him, provided the heels are properly attended to on his 

 return to the stables. But should the sore prove in- 

 dolent, and if there is much heat and inflammation, he 



