CHAPTER VIII. 



BANDAGING AND MANAGING HORSES 

 IN THE STABLE. 



Bandaging when on a journey— Preparation for binding and 

 application— General directions for cleaning and drying— Ventilation. 



Many people believe in bandaging horses in the 

 stable, while others have a great objection to it. My 

 experience teaches me that after a horse has done a hard 

 day's work there is nothing like it. This refers more 

 particularly to horses which run ; we do not think of 

 bandaging a cart horse unless it has a bad leg. When 

 a horse works hard, it shows a little puffiness in 

 the leg, which some people call wind galls. I often 

 find the sinews of the leg swell through hard pressure 

 and the jarring on the hard roads. They often become 

 extended, especially in the fore-leg, which causes the 

 horse to stand weak upon the legs. This is what is 

 commonly called " over at knee." Veterinary surgeons 

 may differ from me in this respect, but, nevertheless, I 

 believe it to be true. I find if a horse is bandaged 

 when it comes in from a hard day's work the legs do 

 not swell, but go down ; neither do they look so puffy 

 the next morning. It is the same with a man who has 



