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case on the march, the simplest and best 

 treatment is to administer a cold water 

 enema. This can be done with a piece of 

 ordinary india-rubber hose pipe attached tc 

 a tap. Two gallons may be allowed to pass 

 up the fundament. No force should be used 

 in inserting the pipe, the end of which should 

 be greased. The tap should not be turned 

 on strongly. 



After giving the enema keep the horse 

 walking about with warm but not too heavy 

 clothing on him. If relief does not follow 

 no harm can possibly be done by giving as a 

 drench from a pint to a quart of linseed oil. 

 to which has been added half to a whole 

 tablespoonful of turpentine. 



The Tired Horse : 



Tired horses on coming into the stable or 

 bivouac should first be fed with some hay, 

 for, say half-an-hour or more, then watered 

 and fed with grain, or with a mash if 

 obtainable. 



Avoid 2:iving a laro^e feed of strain to a 

 hungry or exhausted horse on the line of 

 march ; let him have some grass by the road- 



