COLIC OR GRIPES. 1 ] 3 



equal parts of sharp vinegar, spirits and sweet oil or 

 lard. By attention to these directions, in two or three 

 days the horse will again be fit for service. 



A horse in this unpleasant situation requires great 

 attention. Whenever they are foundered, they search 

 for a bank of manure to stand on, which should al- 

 ways be prevented, as its heat increases the fever. 



Horses slightly foundered, have sometimes been 

 cured in a few hours, by standing them in pond water 

 or mud, or by bleeding in the mouth, but those reme- 

 dies are uncertain, and are not so much to be relied 

 on as those first recommended, 



A foundered horse is generally very much reduced 

 in flesh, before a cure is effected ; and is always more 

 subject to founder afterwards. 



Large ridges on the hoofs, or a turning up of the 

 feet, are strong indications of old founders or other 

 injuries. 



COLIC OR GRIPES. 



THE colic is a disease to which the horse is very 

 subject ; and as often proves fatal, in consequence of 

 improper treatment, as any disease attendant on that 

 animal. 



It may be produced by improper feeding, watering, 

 or riding, and sometimes by a want of energy in the 

 stomach and bowels, occasioning a spasmodic con- 

 striction of the intestines, and a confinement of air. 

 Some horses are naturally disposed to colic, while 



