62 THE COMrLETE FARRIER, 



too hot to be healed by this ointment, nib with a little 

 ^gyptiacum ointment, but be careful not to lay too much 

 on, for it is a great drier. 



Rat-tails at first resemble the Grease, and are attended 

 with a hot scorbutic humor at the beginning, and ofleu by 

 neglect destroy the roots of the hair, and then there is no 

 complete cure for them, but they may be relieved by rub- 

 bing with equal parts of strong mercurial ointment and 

 Flanders oil of bays. 



If a horse have got the Scurvy, or Scabs on his legs, this 

 ointment will mostly take them off ; but if not, mix well 

 with hog's lard, one dram of sublimate, in fine powder. 

 These two last mixtures will cure most Scabs, and mixed 

 together they will cure the Itch. 



The Crown Scab. 



This disorder is similar to the last. It breaks out on the 

 cornet of the foot, and is at first a hot running tumor, and 

 afterwards a dry, scurvy scab. Let the horse be bled and 

 ])hysicked, and then rub him with either of the above oint- 

 ments, and the cure will be effected. 



How to Manage a Horse en a Journey. 



In the first place, find out whether the horse is in health, 

 and has been properly fed and exercised ; for when a horse 

 is fli>6hed up. and has had no exercise, he is very unfit for a 

 journey. Before you set out be careful to observe if his 

 shoes are fast, and if they sit easy ; also whether he cuts be- 

 fore or behind, or interferes, as it is called. If a horse cut 

 •with bad shoes, he will probably do it with new ones, not- 

 vithstanding what horse-dealers may say to the contrary. 



If your horse's back inflame by the rubbing of tbe saddle, 

 wash the part as soon as you perceive it, with salt and water, 

 or vinegar and water, and have the stuffing of the saddle 

 altered so as to remove the pressure from the part aflected : 

 but if the skin be broken before you perceive it, the injured 

 part should be washed with a mixture, composed of equal 

 ])art3 of extract of lead, spirits of wine, and water. You 

 must look well after his back, and walk sometimes, in order 

 to ease him, especially when going down a hill. 



It often happens, especially to young horses, that the legs 

 swell, or become gourdy, as farriers call it. with- traveling, 

 and more frequently when a horse cuts. It is also observed 

 that the hind legs swell oftener than the fore legs, because 

 the fore parts stand highest ia the stall, and consequently 



