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them and the owner. Their feet were in all kinds of 

 conditions. 



By George ! in tliis hubbub I was likely to forget 

 my mare in the barn. I said before that I had cured 

 her, and she had not been out of the stall yet. But 

 I have removed the cause, or part of it. I have got to 

 polish her off yet. Let us go to the barn, move her 

 around on the floor, and see how she acts. She must 

 be exercised moderately at first. The change is so 

 great she hardly knows how to use her legs. She will 

 soon recover from that. She has been changed from 

 natural so Ion of, and her cords are out of harmonv, she 

 can hardlv control herself; but she does not suffer. 

 Her soreness is nearly all gone. 



I will right here say to the readers of this work, in 

 this sail working on the horse, I am alone in this barn ; 

 all are quietly sleeping. My talk is directed to you, 

 reader, and I want you to go with me, if you will, and 

 pay close attention. I will give you the biggest and 

 the most instructive lesson you ever had on the horse. 



Let us sponge the mare's legs, shoulders, and loins 

 with whisky; rub dry each time; repeat this three or 

 four times; take her out-doors; run with her awhile. 

 Again in the barn, rub her legs and shoulders an hour 

 or two. Let us drive her in harness. Now I can ride. 

 Before we take this ride I will say I packed this 

 horse's feet. These were dried up with fever, caused 

 bv unnatural strain on the cords which fasten in feet. 

 Let us look at the bottom of tlie feet. The frog does 

 not touch the ground yet. That's all right in this 

 case. It is a little lower than the shoe-heels. When 

 the foot is on the floor, look ! she stands her fore legs 



