ISO ARTISTIC HORSE-SHOEINO. 



Balling, 



To prevent the feet of horses from balling' with snow, let 

 the frog of the hoof and the fetlock be cleaned and well 

 rubbed with soft soap previous to going out in snowy 

 weather, it will effectually prevent their falling from what 

 is termed balling. Accidents will be prevented by this 

 simple precaution. 



String Halt. 



This is a kind of lameness peculiar to the hind quarters 

 of the horse, which occasions a sudden jerking of the legs 

 upwards, when it seizes the outside muscles the horse 

 straddles and throws his legs outwards, when the inside 

 muscles are affected his legs are twitched up to his belly, 

 sometimes only one leg is affected ; the cure is difficult and 

 rarel^^ accomplished, rubbing and fomentations are rec- 

 ommended with daily moderate exercise, by which the 

 blood and spirits may be equall3^ divided into the disordered 

 muscle and its corresponding one. 



Hide Bound Horses, 



A horse that is hide bound grows lean, has a feverish 

 heat, his skin sticks to his ribs, the spine becomes harder 

 than usual, small boils break out on his back and 3'et his 

 appetite sometimes continues good. As this disorder is 

 seldom an original complaint, generally arising from some 

 former cause, regard must be had to that cause in the 



