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the edges of the palate. As soon as this is done, 

 the horse will at once be able to feed. 



Whenever a horse is off his feed, it is well to 

 examine the roof of his mouth to see if lampas is 

 the cause. It is a very simple and easy thing to 

 cure. 



Toothache may produce lampas ; horses suffer 

 more from toothache than is supposed. There is 

 no cure for it but removal of the tooth, which is a 

 somewhat difficult business, and very often not by 

 any means performed as gently as it might be. 



High-blowing is often mistaken for defective 

 wind. It is, on the contrary, indicative of extra 

 good wind. The noise made by a high-blower 

 proceeds from the nostrils only, which latter flap, 

 as it were, during the process of exhalation. A 

 high-blower is really more valuable than a horse 

 which is not. 



Ringworm at times gets into a stable. It is 

 contagious, but is easily cured by the application of 

 some strong astringent. A solution of copperas, 

 rubbed on, will answer. Common ink will do if 

 nothing" else is at hand. 



Whenever it is required to give a horse physic, 

 it is necessary that he should be ' prepared,' as it is 

 termed, to receive it. Without due preparation, 

 not only is the proper action of the medicine very 



