. The encyclopædia of the stable: a complete manual of the horse, its breeds, anatomy, physiology, diseases, breeding, breaking, training and management, with articles on harness, farriery, carriages, etc. comprising a thousand hints to horse owners. Horses. Fetlock Ring Boot (to prevent brushing). Bots are the larvae of the Gastrophilus equi, a fly which deposits its eggs on the coats of horses. Animals out at grass are the chief victims of this fly, which rarely, if ever, enters a stable, whilst it seldom interferes with a horse at grass unless the sun is hot. If the larvae enter the
. The encyclopædia of the stable: a complete manual of the horse, its breeds, anatomy, physiology, diseases, breeding, breaking, training and management, with articles on harness, farriery, carriages, etc. comprising a thousand hints to horse owners. Horses. Fetlock Ring Boot (to prevent brushing). Bots are the larvae of the Gastrophilus equi, a fly which deposits its eggs on the coats of horses. Animals out at grass are the chief victims of this fly, which rarely, if ever, enters a stable, whilst it seldom interferes with a horse at grass unless the sun is hot. If the larvae enter the stomach, as they are liable to do when the horse licks himself, they will probably cause serious internal troubles, and even, in bad cases, the death of the animal. Box.—A box should be not less than lo feet square so as to accommodate the animal confined in it comfortably. It should likewise possess a door sufficiently wide to allow its occupant to go in and out easily, and there should be no 35. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Shaw, Vero Kemball. London : G. Routledge & Sons, Ltd. ; New York : E. P. Dutton & Co.
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