yo Horses and Horsemastership. 



hot water, or. without the extra water, it may be given 

 as a mash when cool enough. 



A BRAN AND LINSEED :\IASH can be made by 

 cooking a pound of linseed as directed above, so that 

 you have two quarts of the emulsion. Remove it from 

 the fire and add two joounds of bran and one ounce of 

 salt. Stir well and cover up until cool, when it is ready 

 for use. 



OATMEAL GRUEL is made by putting a pound of 

 meal and an ounce of salt into a gallon of cold water. 

 Allow it to come to boiling point, stirring the contei^ts, 

 and then to simmer for about half an hour. 



A BRAN MASH is made by placing four double- 

 handfuls of bran in a pail; add one ounce of salt. Pour 

 on the contents about a quart of boiling water; mix 

 well, cover, and allow to stand until sufficientlv cool. 



ADMINISTERING MEDICINE. 



Liquid medicine is best administered in a drenching 

 tin, but a large hock or soda water bottle is a good 

 substitute. The horse's head must be raised fairly high, 

 and the best way to do this is by means of a "figure-of- 

 eight" noose, one end of which is placed in the animal's 

 mouth, while the prong of a stable fork is passed through 

 the other, and so the head can be raised by an assistant 

 to the required height. Holding up one of the 



