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lief. I once knew this to cure a horse that had been 

 suffering in this situation for two days, and was very 

 near dying; but was relieved in a few minutes by giving 

 the tobacco. 



SWEENY. 



Symptoms. — The horse is lame in one of his fore legs. 

 You should examine his shoulders carefully, and if he is 

 sweeny, the shoulder on the side he is lame in will be 

 shriveled and not so full as the other, commonly about 

 four to six inches below the withers, and will continue 

 to decrease as the lameness increases. This is often 

 caused by keeping the horse checked too long and too 

 high; by raising the neck too high, strains on the shoulder 

 blade — which causes too much friction of the parts. It 

 is sometimes caused also by allowing the horse to pull in 

 too wide a collar. 



Cure. — Rowel the shoulder where it is fallen in — 

 some three or four inches in length. A tarred rope is 

 best to create inflammation, as it will do it sooner than 

 almost anything else. Leave it in about ten days, occa- 

 sionally washing the shoulder with caraphoretted spirits, 

 and let the horse have entire rest. But if he is to be 

 worked during treatment for this difficulty, dispense with 

 the above, and follow the directions given in recipe No. 

 81. 



