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Lampas : 



Not infrequently, when a horse is out of 

 condition, the bars of the mouth swell so as 

 to project beyond the level of the teeth. This 

 is known as lampas, and is an indication that 

 the digestive apparatus is out of order. The 

 barbarous plan of cutting or burning the bars 

 of the mouth (still practised by some ignorant 

 grooms and farriers) should never be resorted 

 to. The best plan is to give soft food, such 

 as grass, if available, carrots, bran mashes, 

 and a liberal supply of salt. 



Crushed Oats : 



Many good stable managers are strongly in 

 favour of bruising or crushing a horse's corn. 

 Some people say that it makes a horse greedy, 

 but at all events the digestive juices get to 

 work at once on the flour, which is a good, 

 point. 



In the case of young horses which are in 

 process of losing their teeth or of horses with 

 indifferent teeth, crushed oats, being more 

 easily masticated and digested, are certainly 

 an advantage. 



