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ribs. To cure this inconvenience, it ^vill be 



necessary to put your horse on a more liberal di* 

 €t ; also every day a mash of bran or boiled rye 

 should be given him ; and twice a week give 

 him half an ounce of brimstone in his bran. ' 



BROKEN WIND. 



Horses by over riding, especially when their 

 bellies are full of water, or clover hay, have their 

 wind hurt, and are called broken winded. The 

 ^ cure is difficult. Take of tar and honey one 

 * spoonful each ; liquorish ball, half the quantity ; 

 opium, eight grains ; mix and dissolve them in 

 a quart of new milk^ to be given every morning 

 fasting. Let his water be that wherein quick 

 lime has been slacked ; the proportion is a pint 

 of lime to a pail of water. 



Feed him as much as possible on arse-smart 

 hay, which has been sprinkled with warm water. 



BOTTS AND WORMS. 



The signs that indicate the botts, are uneasy 

 motions in the horse, frequently turning his head 

 to his sides, often lying down, or scouring of the 

 guts. - 



Cure. — Sweeten one quart of milk with hon- 

 ey, and give it to the horse with a horn ; then 

 powder half an ounce of aloes, and give it direct- 

 ly in a strong decoction of savine bows ; if they 

 have not eaten through the intestines, you may 

 depend on a cure. Tobacco leaves cut fine, or 

 coarse horse hair, and mixed with a horse's pro- 

 vender, will prevent botts and worms from col- 

 lecting in the maw ; and will often kill them. 



GRIPES. 



This disease hath similar symptons with the 

 botts ; it arises from sudden colds, indurated 



