258 J<P T E N V I X. 



Of a String-halt. 



High-mettled Horfes are Tubjed to an ugly Di- 

 [temper call'd the String halt, for the moft 

 part in the Hinder- Legs •, in which they pull up the 

 affected Leg much higher than the other, twitching 

 it up as if he trod on Needles. For Cure : Take up 

 the middle Vein above, and underneath the Thigh, 

 and under it you'll find a String, which you muft 

 cut away with a fharp Knife ; and then anoint the 

 Place, once a Day, with the following Ointment. 



'take the Oil of Worms, Petroleum, Oil of Nerval, 

 Tiece-greafe (made of the Hired s of Shoemakers Lea- 

 ther) and Oil of Spike, of each an Ounce, London 'Trea- 

 cle two Ounces, Hogs-greafe a Pound, melt all toge- 

 ther, and after that ftir it till it be cold. Anoint the 

 place every Day for eight Days together, holding a 

 hot Fire-pan to the place, to make the Ointment 

 fink the deeper. After the inun&ion, wifp him with 

 a foft Thum-band of Hay, from the Paftern to the 

 Top of the Hoof-, taking care to keep him warm, 

 and not to ride him hard for a Month. 



Of the Bonc-fpavjn. 



THe Bone or Dry Spavin is a Swelling as big as a 

 Walnut on the infide of the Hoof, juft under 

 the Joint, and near the Ma iter- Vein. Tis at fir ft 

 foft, but in Time it grows as hard as a Bone, and 

 flicks very clofe to the Bone, making the Horfe 

 Lame. 'Tis a hard matter to cure it j however, you 

 may try the following Remedies. 



Take 



