346 The Compleat Horfeman : or y 



Sometimes a fharp malignant Hu- 



Chops. ACU ° r mour frettin S the Skin > occafions Clefts 

 and Chops on the Bough of the Pa* 

 fterns % which are accompanied with Pain and a 

 very noifome Stench. In this cafe, fhave away the 

 Hair from the fore Place, in order to keep it clean, 

 and apply the white Honey Charge or the Coachman i 

 Ointment, which will quickly heal the Chops, if 

 you renew the Application from time to time. If 

 foul Flefh retards the Cure, touch it with Spirit 

 of Vitriol two hours before the Application of the 

 Charge. The Oil of Hempfeed, or that of Linfeed 

 fhak'd in a Vial with an equal quantity of Brandy, is 

 alfo very proper to qualifie the fharp Humours, and 

 to heal and dry up the Chop. If thefe Remedies do 

 not operate effectually, apply one of the drying 

 Ointments. When a Horfe is fubjeft to thefe Clefts, 

 I take it to be the belt way, to keep the Paftems 

 continually (hav'd, and to cut the Hair off thofe 

 places as often as the Mane, taking care not to cut 



the Fetlock. 



Sometimes a (linking fretting Mat- 

 ef the Pains ter iffues out of the Pores, and deadens 

 gni watery the g k j n Q f t ^ e p a ftern and Fetlock- 

 Sores in the Jg .^ an( j even of the whok Leg . 



and fometimes is fo corrofive, that 

 it loofens the Hoof from the Coronet at the Heel, 

 appearing on the Skin with a white colour. This is 

 always ufher'd ia by a fwelling, and accompanied 

 with pain; and at laft aflumes fuch a venomous 

 quality, that 'tis fucceeded by Warts and Clefts. 

 It appears ufually firft at the fide of the Patterns, 

 and afterwards afcends to the middle of the Leg, 

 peeling off fome part of the Hair. If it continues 

 any time, the whole Part is over-run with Warts, 

 Clefts, and Nodes, which make the Cure very 



