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tion may be required to maintain the bandage evenly over the 

 curves of the limb. To do this it may be necessary at these 

 poiats to give the bandage a half turn or twist upon itself- 

 Having reached the lower part of the pastern, the spare portion 

 of the bandage, if any, must be worked back in the same 

 manner, and the second loose end (which should be provided 

 with ties to make it secure) tied upon the front of the limb, 

 a little to its outer side. 



These additional observations relating to the treatment of 

 horses under particular circumstances or states, viz., when 

 perspiring, exercise, hours of feeding, temperature of the stable, 

 clothing the animal when wet, bandages, bandaging the limbs, 

 and so forth, wiU, it is hoped prove advantageous to the reader, 

 and worthy of his careful attention. 



Baching Horses to the Manger.— In conclusion, I beg to 

 recommend one rule which is of so much importance, that it 

 ought to be enforced in every stable. It is this, when horses 

 are not required to worh during the day, do not keep them 

 raoTced to the manger from morning v/ntil night. Allow their 

 heads to be free, and shake down their beds. The practice of 

 securing horses by a short chain to the rack after the grooming 

 processes are complete, and the animals are not wanted, is 

 cruel and senseless, and ought to be condemned by every 

 humane person. 



Washing the Legs. — Never wash the legs of horses when 

 in the stable, unless they are scraped and bandaged immediaetly 

 afterwards. If left to dry without bandages windgaUs are 

 produced, and on some occasions the limbs become swollen, 

 stiff, and painful, and the animal suffers from a disease similar 

 to rheumatism, or from grease and chronic swelling. 



