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Directly symptoms of this are noticed, a 

 pole should bo fitted, or a spare bail taken 

 and fixed with wire horizontally about 18 

 inches below the manger, so that the horse 

 cannot get his neck under and rub the mane. 



It is sometimes advisable to wash the 

 horses' manes and tails. A weak solution of 

 Macdougal's Sheep Dip and hot water will 

 reduce the possibility of parasites remaining 

 on the horse and would appear to allay irrita- 

 tion. Slopping the water about the neck and 

 quarters when doing this, causes colds and 

 coughs, especially in cold weather. A sponge 

 dipped in the mixture should be used at the 

 roots of the mane ; while the tail should be 

 dipped in the bucket and carefull}^ rung out. 



Shortening Manes : 



If a mane is , very thin and of uneven 

 lengths, scissors should be used by a skilled 

 man to shorten it, as a barber uses them to 

 cut hair ; that is, slipping the mane through 

 the fingers and cutting with a waving motion 

 so that no lock of hair is cut the same length 

 or square across. 



Another method is to cut the hairs off 

 against the sharp edge of a tenpenny nail, by 



