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ounce of salt potre, and two draclims of sal am- 

 moniac' Some say the hay made of white weed 

 will cure this distemper. 



A broken winded horse had been kept in a field 

 where there was not any water, except in the bot- 

 tom of an old lime kiln, and had recovered his 

 wind — The owner ordered a stable shovel full of 

 quick lime to be renewed every five or six days, 

 eind the water to be poured off, and a bucket of 

 it to be given every day to a broken winded coach 

 horse, aged eight years, which had almost a con- 

 stant cough. The horse was supplied with water 

 thus prepared for about five weeks, and kept in 

 the stable. He is now perfectly recovered in his 

 wind, and free from a cough. 



Remedy for Sand- Cracks 



A split or crack in the hoof, on the inside quar- 

 er of the fore foot, for the most part, but often 

 on the front of it, down towards the toe, and oc- 

 casionally on the outside, and also near the heel. 

 Sometimes it appears on the hind foot, on the front 

 of it, and prevails with us generally in hot weather. 



Cure. — It will be seen that a slight crack may, 

 by working the animal, become one of the worst 

 species. JPare away the rotten parts, if such be 

 found, and make a transverse incision across the 

 upper part of the crack; wash out the sand or 

 dirt, apply daily tincture of tar, with a pledget of 

 tow, and give the horse rest* Bind round the 

 hoof tight with listing, and stop up the sole with 

 cow-dung, and this treatment will suffice in ordin- 

 ary cases. But when the crack extends so high, 

 that there is no room left for making this incision 

 across, to stop the progress of the crack, the dis- 



