132 ARTISTIC HORSE-SHOEING. 



ined and the smith ciuestioned as to his skill and care- 

 f idness in shoeing*. 



Cure, if the injuiy be considerable, as when a horse has 

 been thrown, he should be bled at once in the plate vein, 

 a laxative ball or purgative must follow, proportioned to 

 the actual state of his body at the time ; I would advise a 

 liniment for the same to be used once a day for ten days, of 

 1 pint of alcohol, | pint linseed oil, 4 ozs. arnica, 2 ozs. 

 squills, and 2 ozs. spirits of hartshorn. 



To Cure Wind Galls, 



On the first appearance of wind g-alls the cure should 

 be attempted by restring-ents and bandag-e, for w^hich 

 purpose let the swelling be bathed twice a day with 

 vinegar or a decoction of oak bark and alum, if this method 

 after a proper trial should not be found to succeed, some 

 authors have advised that the swelling be pierced with an 

 awl, or opened with a knife, but mild blistering is in gener- 

 al preferred to these methods, a little of the blistering oint- 

 ment should be laid on ever^^ other day for a week, which 

 brings on a plentiful discharge, but generally in a few 

 days dries up, when the horse may be put to his work. 

 This is the only method to save scars, which paring leaves 

 behind and unless skillfully executed too often leaves a full-= 

 ness of the joint with stiffness. 



Wind -Broken Horses. 



This disorder is commonly en used by surfeiting, violent 

 exercise when the stomach is full, or by being ridden or 



