160 The Farrier'^ New Guide, Ch. XL VII. 



foon loofen a Horfe's Hide ; as for Inftance, when a Horfe 

 voids too much Dung, a Stop is put thereunto with proper 

 Remedies, which aftringe and dry up the Belly ; or when 

 a Horfe ftales too much, or if the Pallhges of the Chyle are 

 obftruded, whatever carries off the Obftrudions, or puts 

 a Stop to the fuperfluous Evacuation, will caufe the Blood 

 to flow in greater quantity into its proper Vcflcls, by which 

 means the ftirunk and deprefs'd Fibres will by Degrees be 

 extended to their ufual Dimenlions. But if the Farrier be 

 at a Lofs tojudge riu;htly in thofe Cafes, he can hardly do 

 amifs, if he adminifter the fame Remedies we have laid 

 down for the Cure of the Yellows, for there are but few 

 hide-bound Horles which they will not recover, unlefs there 

 be an inward Decay and Wafte. 



But while proper Means are us'd inwardly, befides good 

 Dreffing, Fomentations may be us'd outwardly, fuch as are 

 recommended by Solley/cll, made of Succory, Harts-tongue, 

 Agrimony, St. John's Wort, Bay- berries, Bawm, Mint, 

 Pennyroyal, Rue, Sage, Rofemary, Thyme, the Roots of 

 Grafs Madder, Eringo, or fuch of them as can eafily be 

 had : Let twelve handfuls be boil'd in two Gallons of Wa- 

 ter, or Lees of W^ine, and taking as many of the Ingredi- 

 ents in your Hand as you can grafp, rub all his Body with 

 it as hot as he is able to bear; after which take Ointment 

 of Marfh-mallows, and Oil of Rue, of each equal Parts ; 

 •with thefe chafe his Belly, and all about his Throat and 

 Jaws, or where-ever the Hide is much (hrunk, then cover 

 him with an old Sheet dipt in the Liquor, being firft wrung 

 out, binding over all a warm Quilt or Rug. 



This may be repeated for the Space of three or four 

 Days ; and, as that Author rightly obferves, it will help to 

 draw the Spirits and Nourifhment to the dry Skin, tho' it 

 will do but little Service, unlefs the inward Obftrudions be 

 alfo removed. 



How a I a "^"^ ^^ ^^^ ^ ^^^^^ ^^'^^ Horfe, who has no 



Horfe is to be "iward Indilpofition, I would never advife 

 managed. ^"7 ^"6 to tamper with him, otherwife 



than by obferving a due Care in his Feeding, 

 Dreffing, and Exercife ; and in this Cafe, while we only 

 fuppofe a Horfe's Body ihrunk and deprefs'd by the con- 

 tinual Difcharges from the Pores of the Skin, and the o- 

 ther Excretions, during his daily and continued Labour, 

 and the Want of fufficient Food to make up thofe Loiles, 

 it is \ery certain thefe may be repair'd by Food and Eafe. 



But 



