62 



Retention of Urine : 



Horses which have been ridden hard, 

 especially hunters coming from a long day's 

 work, should be encouraged to stale as soon 

 as they come in by having straw shaken under 

 them, and it is advisable to withhold their 

 gruel and wisp of hay till they have staled. 



In cases where a horse is evidently suffer- 

 ing from long continued retention of urine, 

 due, very likely, to over-riding, the cold 

 water enema applied as described for cases of 

 colic will be found most beneficial. 



Scouring or Diarrhoea : 



If symptoms of diarrhoea (violent purging 

 of liquid dung) are noticed on the march ^ a 

 simple and easily obtainable remedy is a 

 dessert-spoonful of chlorodyne given in a 

 quart of beer or stout. 



In Camp : 



It is usually when horses are first picketed 

 on lines that accidents occur, and they gener- 

 ally arise from the horses being unaccustomed 

 to the shackles, or getting their legs over the 

 rope, or kicking each other. 



