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a foothold. Mange is due, therefore, to neglect 

 and nothing else, and its appearance in a stable 

 should suggest the instant dismissal of the re- 

 sponsible servant. A well-groomed, badlj-fed 

 horse will not develop mange ; neither will a 

 well-fed, ungroomed animal. 



Treatment. — This consists of killing the parasites. 

 The skin should be well washed with soft soap 

 and water, and, after being carefully dried, should 

 be dressed with a mixture of one part petroleum 

 and six parts of oil, or with some sheep dip, or 

 with, in fact, almost any germicide, ap})lied with 

 a soft brush. Every day the spots should be 

 washed and redressed. A change of diet is 

 beneficial, and green food desirable. All cloth- 

 ing worn by the horse should be thoroughly 

 baked or boiled before being used again, and the 

 stables should be whitewashed, as the ailment is 

 highly contagious. 



Sore Back axd Galls 



Causes. — Badly fitting saddle or collar, or 

 awkward rider. If a horse is ridden or driven 

 when out of condition, or put to a long day's 

 hunting when unused to carrying a saddle, he 



