FARRIERY. 
foot can be bent when raised. Few cures 
are made, though much palliation may be 
effected, by reducing the inflammation in 
the first instance, raising the limb, especial- 
ly the heel, so as to throw the weight on 
the other leg, and to relax the part. By 
this precaution, added to bleeding, purging, 
and the use of bracing applications, or 
eventually by firing, the limb may gradual- 
ly become equal to very light exercise; 
but never can be depended npon, or be 
deemed sound. 
Broken wind, this complaint is supposed 
to proceed from a rupture of the cells in 
the lungs : in the moment of the wind’s 
being expelled from them, a check occurs 
which gives occasion to a second effort, 
thus causing a division in the sound : hence 
the term under which this complaint is 
known. The causes of this rupture are 
numerous, but the following are among the 
most frequent; viz. catarrhs, working after 
a full meal, or after drinking freely : girth- 
ing too tight: being suddenly put into 
hot stables after standing out in a cold air, 
&c. &c. This complaint, we believe, does 
not admit of a perfect cure ; but, by much 
care, may be greatly relieved. The food 
should be compact and nutritious, such as 
corn and old hay. Carrots are excellent 
in this case, as are parsnips, and beet roots : 
probably on account of the saccharine mat- 
ter they contain. We have heard, that 
molasses have been given in the water, 
(which should be in very small quantities,) 
with very great success. Some have used 
tar-water; others praise the effects of lime- 
water ; but the greatest dependence should 
be placed on very sparing supplies of sub- 
stantial food. The exercise ought to be 
regular, but never beyond a walking pace. 
If the symptomatic cough should prove 
troublesome, take away about three quarts 
of blood every third day. 
Canker, is a sharp humour, called the 
thrush, which, in some instances, attacks 
the sole of the foot, and does inconceivable 
mischief : if neglected, it will in time, destroy 
the whole foot. The appearance of this 
complaint is decided ; it rising like a fun- 
gous excrescence, covering the diseased part, 
and must be completely extirpated before 
a cure can be expected. Cut away freely 
from the horny sole, and dress the surface 
with a solution oflunar caustic dipped in tow. 
Fasten on well, as much depends on pres- 
sure : if the shoe be ribbed with cross bars, 
all the better. Raising the opposite foot, 
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so as to make the horse bear on the canker- 
ed one, will facilitate the remedy. 
Catarrh, often called morfoundering, is 
usually the effect of cold, and produces the 
same symptoms as among the human 
species. Sometimes acute fever attends ; 
in such case the greatest service will be 
rendered by warm diluting drinks ; or 
eventually by mild purges, aided by bleed- 
ing. Warm clothing, and a warm mash 
suspended in a nose-bag, will afford great 
relief. The glands should be covered with 
flannel, moistened in a mixture of hartshorn, 
one part, and olive oil, four parts. Avoid 
whatever is heating, and be careful to 
keep the bowels open, the skin moist, and 
the bedding abundantly supplied. The 
stable ought not to be kept too hot, as it 
would render the horse tender in his lungs, 
and perhaps induce to broken wind. En- 
courage the running at the nose : if ob- 
structed the glanders would probably 
ensue. 
Corns, consist of extravasated blood, or 
lymph, collected between the crust, or wall 
of the hoof, and the bars. These, in ge- 
neral, proceed from bad shoeing, espe- 
cially from the heels being contracted, 
by hard labour, and improper pressure. 
Cut away as far as the extravasation, and 
apply a pledget of lint, dipped in tincture of 
myrrh, or in balsam of Peru. When the 
corn has been cut, the horse should be 
turned out to grass, without shoes, if 
practicable ; or, if his labour cannot be 
dispensed with, let a chambered shoe be 
put on ; so as to avoid pressing the part. 
Cough, when this is symptomatic, it will 
disappear as the complaint which it attends 
may be removed; but if chronic, the cure 
will be uncertain, difficult, and tedious. 
The following cheap recipe has often 
proved serviceable. Tar eight pounds, 
lime twelve pounds, water six gallons ; mix 
well, and give a quart every morning. 
Cracks, in the heels, usually proceed from 
a gross habit, or from filth, or from washing 
the legs without rubbing them dry. Some 
times the cracks discharge a quantity of 
sharp ichor, which must be frequently re- 
moved, or severe excoriations may follow. 
Wash with strong soap-suds, lower the 
food, give mild purges, or diuretics, and, if 
the habit be full, bleed freely. Avoid all 
greasy applications, and allow no ligatures : 
wash often, and dry carefully. 
Diabetes, or a profuse discharge of urine, 
is generally considered a fatal disease : it 
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