56 Horses and Horsemastership 



The outward signs that a horse is suffering from worms 

 are a general appearance of unthriftiness, a harsh, star- 

 ing coat ; a hard cough, without any evidence of cold ; 

 a variable ajopetite, sometimes eating voraciouslv, at 

 others as though he was not enjoying his food ; a con- 

 tinuous whisking of the tail ; an irritable snapping at 

 his sides, or the appearance of an ecrustated white 

 matter at the anus. And yet without any outward sign 

 worms may be found in the faeces. 



In any event, a systematic course of treatment will 



alone suffice to render the animal proof against the pests ; 



but the immediate object is to clear them out of the 



intestines, for which purpose two ounces of turpentine 



in half a pint of linseed oil is the quickest means. Tlio 



diet should be completely changed, and two drachms of 



sulphate of iron given daily for a fortnight, at the end 



of which time a purgative ball made of 



Tartar emetic ... ... 1^ drachms. 



Barbadoes aloes ... 4 



Powdered ginger ... 1 ,, 



Soap ... ... ... 1 ,, 



will complete the cure. 



It is said, and mv own experience disposes me to 

 agree, that rock salt in the manger minimises the likeli- 

 hood of a horse having worms. Anvhow, I believe salt 

 is essential to a horse's health; certainly horses are very 

 fond of it. 



