Gleason's horse book The only authorized work by America's king of horse tamers, comprising history, breeding, training, breaking, buying, feeding, grooming, shoeing, doctoring, telling age and general care of the horse . d in the same manner by cold-water rest and good feed, and use the horse in the shafts of a lightfour-wheeled carriage, or in double harness. Saddle work may bethe means of its return, more especially if ridden by a heavyperson. Loss of Appetite.—This is more of a symptom than a disease,and requires for its removal the cause which gave rise to it. Incold, influenz
Gleason's horse book The only authorized work by America's king of horse tamers, comprising history, breeding, training, breaking, buying, feeding, grooming, shoeing, doctoring, telling age and general care of the horse . d in the same manner by cold-water rest and good feed, and use the horse in the shafts of a lightfour-wheeled carriage, or in double harness. Saddle work may bethe means of its return, more especially if ridden by a heavyperson. Loss of Appetite.—This is more of a symptom than a disease,and requires for its removal the cause which gave rise to it. Incold, influenza and fever, the appetite is bad, and with their re-moval it will be restored. Take powdered carbonate of ammonia,pimenta berries, gentian root, each two drachms, mix in somecold gruel, and drench the animal twice a day. This will not onlyremove, in a measure, the cause, but will restore the appetite also. Lumbago.—This is applied to a peculiar stiffness over the loinsor back, partaking of the nature of rheumatism (which see). Lungs.—These are the organs of breathing, and are subject tomany diseases, having names familiar to every horseman. Underthis head, however, I will only notice inflammation of the sub-. — 837 — stanee of the lunge, pneumonia (lung fever), and of the surface ofthe lung, pleurisy, abscess, adhesion, and congestion. (See Cough,Cold, Bronchitis, and Emphysema.) (1.) Pneumonia.—(Pronounced numonia.)—This is an inflamma*tion of the substance of the lungs, of late years called lung fever,and is sometimes very common in the spring after a severe winter. Symptoms. Chill followed by fever and increased for a shorttime, and is succeeded by cold legs and ears, quickened breathing,and wide, open nostrils. A peculiar quivering of the muscles ofthe side and breast will be observed in all cases of imflammationof the lungs, and will rarely deceive. The animal will eat nothing,and persistently stands with his nose and mouth in the manger;and if taken out of t
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