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place a boy on their backs if necessary, or make tbem put their 

 fore feet in his pocket if he likes. It requires no lion-tamer to 

 break in a quiet little domestic animal of this kind ; its educa- 

 tion, if required, might as well be effected in three weeks, as in 

 three years. It is quite a different affair, I admit, with a raw- 

 four year old colt, which has been running wild, and never been 

 touched or handled, but even such an one I would undertake to 

 break and mount within a week, without breaking his heartby 

 lunging, or his back by over-weight. The breaking and backing 

 may be soon effected, and I would make him lie down to take 

 me up, if I required it ; but there is a good deal requisite after 

 that to make a young horse, and to instruct him to move in his 

 paces as you wish. All must be accomplished by steadiness, 

 gentleness, and perseverance, and without these nothing will 

 ever be effectually done. 



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Worms in young horses, and fheir cure — Various prescriptions — ^Early train- 

 ing at the bai', and moderation to be used — Great care to avoid causing 

 inriammation while breaking in — How to stop a horse whose rider has 

 been thrown — Ingenious cm-e of one that refused to pull — Young draught 

 horses should not be put to heavy weights — Directions how to manage 

 young hunters across country, especially ia leaping — Use of loose boxes, 

 and large stables — Extremes of heat and cold to be carefully avoided — 

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Foals are very subject to worms, which will prevent their 

 growth, unless speedily destroyed. A rough coat, excessive 

 appetite, with a short dry cough, are generally signs of the 

 animal being affected with these parasites, which are sometimes 

 very difficult to remove. A pint of linseed oil, with a table- 

 spoonful of spirits of turpentine, given two or three alternate 

 mornings, fasting, is a very simple and efficacious remedy for 

 this purpose. Calomel may be resorted to, should this fail, but 

 I am always an advocate for simple prescriptions with young 

 animals. Calomel is a powerful medicine, and requires careful 

 treatment ; and acting as it does upon the whole system, the 

 foal will be more subject to catch cold. It must be also followed 

 by an aloetic purge. From eight to twelve grains of calomel 

 may be given to a foal, made into a small ball, with flour and 

 honey, and a small quantity of finely powdered ginger. To a 

 yearling from twelve to eighteen grains may be given. As a 

 purge, from one to two drachms of aloes, according to the size 



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