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partially so, unless exercised hard, and he will show it 

 most after standing still some time, and recover soon from 

 his lameness by being warmed up by exercise, which is 

 a characteristic of all kinds of spavins. Young and 

 spirited horses are more liable to injuries of this kind 

 than others, for their legs and joints are not so firmly knit 

 and strong, and they are more likely to overdo and strain 

 themselves when put to work. 



Cure. — When the enlargement first appears, or has not 

 run over six months, it may be permanently cured by at- 

 tending carefully to the following directions: Take a 

 sharp-pointed knife or fleam and puncture the skin in 

 several places over the enlargement, barely through the 

 skin; rub the place once only with spirits of turpentine, 

 to create a little irritation of the parts; then take a piece 

 of strong cloth, the size of the enlarged part, and cover 

 it well with any kind of adhesive salve that will draw 

 pretty hard, oUt not so as to blister or start the hair; 

 heat this and stick it on, then warm some more of this 

 salve (or a little tar will answer for this purpose), and 

 cover the outside of the plaster with it; then put on a 

 compress and bandage as tight as you can without pain- 

 ing the horse, which can be done by laying on this plas- 

 ter a wad of tow or cotton, so that the tar will keep to 

 its place until it is secured by the bandage, which should 

 be about three inches in width, and wound alternately 

 above and below the joint on the back part of the leg, 

 and so as to cross it every time you wind it around the 

 ]e^ over the tow. In this way you will be able to press 

 the bunch (that you want to get rid of) well back to the 

 joint, or to its natural position. This is a very ditficult 



