06 PRATTS POINTERS ON THE HORSE 



Food. This latter will do much to put the horse in a 

 condition to prevent complications from setting in and 

 ward off all diseases prevalent when the horse is wounded. 

 If the horse is feverish, give several times a day, aconite 

 in doses of ten drops. Keep wounds clean and, if a 

 surgeon is called, follow his directions faithfully. How- 

 ever, practically every case can be successfully treated 

 by the use of Pratts Veterinary Healing Ointment. 



KNUCKLING 



AND ITS 

 TREATMENT 



Knuckling may be caused by heavy haul- 

 ing, fast work on an uneven surface, bad 

 shoeing, etc. ; these things should be 

 avoided. The only remedy is to apply a good sharp 

 blister, and immediately after, fire the joint. Boots, 

 bandages and such artificial means have very little effect. 



CHAPTER XL 



FROT^fr AND LOSS — GENERAL HINTS. 



There is a good demand at all times for 

 first-class horses, and breeders that raise 



first-class road, carriage, saddle and 



draught horses reap a harv^est. The supply is not equal 

 to the demand ;- but it must be remembered that the 

 public want style and finish. It is possible to breed 

 American draught horses to beat the world, the same as 

 the American-bre"l trotters have for years excelled all 



DEMAND 



FOR GOOD 



HORSES 



