254 THROUGH STABLE AND SADDLE-ROOM. 



is good and cheap enough. The mixture sold under 

 the dreadfully long name of ' Hoplemuroma ' is ex- 

 cellent, but it is by no means inexpensive ; yet I 

 think, where it is necessary, it is worth the price 

 asked for it. 



Prevention is better than cure. Horses are 

 subject to many ailments, but considering the risks 

 they run, and the gross neglect and mismanagement 

 they often undergo, it becomes a matter for surprise, 

 not how many these ailments are, but rather how 

 few. Much can be prevented by the exercise of 

 ordinary care and common-sense. Cleanliness in 

 every detail connected with a stable will go very 

 far towards the prevention of disease ; without it, 

 all other efforts are unavailing:. 



