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are growing, they make the horse lame, but wlieii 

 they are formed, unless they press upon the cords 

 of the leg, they are of very little damage. 



Cure. — Shave the part and put on a smart 

 blistering plaister, to be kept on three days ; chafe 

 the part strongly with the tincture of flies ; and 

 once a day rub in oppodeldoc with one quarter 

 part oil of turpentine ; . this will generally effect a 

 cure, if curable. 



WIND-GALLS. 



These appear upon the fettocks, and are the 

 consequence of hard riding. They are full of 

 wind or jelly, they seldom lame a horse, and may 

 be cured in the same manner that wind spavins 

 are. 



RING-BONE. 



This is a long callous just above tl^ hoof, if 

 Tong neglected, the hoof will become narrow and 

 Iwist. ar*cl often prove incurable. 



i hive cured mc^ny receipt ring-bones in the 

 following manner : — -Make a boot for the horse's 

 foot, tie it at the top of the hoof, then take oys- 

 ter shell lime, newly burned, and fill the boot 

 against the ring-bone with the lime ; place the 

 horse's foot in a tub of water, or in a pond of 

 standing water ; repeat this five days ; alter this, 

 poultice the foot for five days more with a tu nip 

 poultice and linseed oil ; observing to chafe the 

 part before you apply the poultice. Lastly, ap- 

 ply a plaister of pitch to the ring-bone, to be 

 worn two or three weeks. This method hath 

 SHCceeded with the greater half I have tried. 

 Those who use stone lime, may expect a fire that 

 he cannot extinguish, for by this,' many have ru- 

 ined their horses. 



