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ground is hard, when the going is what is called 

 "good," or when it is "deep"; the latter is most 

 likely. Serious sprains, like punctured feet, are 

 best not played with, but the same treatment as 

 for a blow {vide 9) will do no harm till the veterinary 

 surgeon arrives. Subsequently a bit of garden hose- 

 pipe and the cold-water tap will be very useful. 



1 1. An over-reach. — This may occur at any time,^ 

 but it is most likely to do so when the horse lands 

 over a fence into deep or holding ground. 



If it is in the usual place, i. e. just above the heels 

 of the fore-feet, a little spirit may be poured on as a 

 first treatment, and when the horse arrives home a 

 little Friar's Balsam will complete the drying-up 

 process. An over-reach higher up may be treated 

 in the first instance as described in 9. In a serious 

 case call in a vet. 



12. "Stuck his toe into the ground, and went 

 down as if he were shot." 



Result — broken knees. 



Treatment. — Wash out the dirt, and bandage with 

 a handkerchief, or strip of linen, and, if procurable, 

 some tow. Get him home if possible, and then, if 

 the damage is at all serious, call in a veterinary. 

 For after treatment, see par. 719, Horses and Stables. 



13. Quite beat. — Experience should soon teach us 

 when our horse is beginning to have had enough, 



^ Poor old " Midshipmite," the well-known and celebrated steeple- 

 chaser, over-reached very badly when being cantered quietly across 

 the Long Valley at Aldershot by his present owner, Captain H. N. 

 Schofield, Royal Artillery (Aug. 1899). 



