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a thorough knowledge of the anatomy of 

 the foot, and fetlock joint. I have known 

 several horses totally spoiled by lameness 

 in the feet, and never fit for any other use 

 but to draw a carl or waggon, where they 

 never are forced beyond a walk. 

 c>f Gun-shot The best method of treatino^ srun-shot 



wounds m no 



wounds in horses, is, to inject spirit of wine ; 

 if that cannot be procured, use brandy, 

 which will do extremely well ; if that be 

 not at hand, use rum. It is wonderful 

 how speedily horses recover from gun-shot 

 wounds, provided they are not shot in the 

 bowels or other dangerous parts of the 

 body. Yet I once had a horse shot directly 

 through the centre of the body, about five 

 inches above the bottom of his belly, and 

 he was very well in a short time : and an- 

 other horse of mine (it v/as singular) had 

 a ball absolutely flattened on the bone of 

 the hind-leg, just above the fetlock, which 

 I cut out in the afternoon with a common 

 pen-knife ; the side of the ball next the 

 bone was quite flat, and as broad as a shil- 

 ling : it lamed him for some time. — I 

 saw a horse belonging to a captain in ou^^ 



