. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. Fig. 844.—The Coronet as it Usually Appears when Badly Calked. Fig. 845.—As the Hair Shouldbe Clipped from the Edgesof the Injury. in tincture of myrrh, or compound tincture of benzoin, or Friarsbalsam, which, if available, will be found an excellent remedy. Thepoint is now to prevent any excessive inflammation. Keep thehorse quiet, feed bran mashes, etc., no grain ; and if there is enoughinflammation to cause much soreness, cover the foot with a largehot poultice. If the soreness become
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. Fig. 844.—The Coronet as it Usually Appears when Badly Calked. Fig. 845.—As the Hair Shouldbe Clipped from the Edgesof the Injury. in tincture of myrrh, or compound tincture of benzoin, or Friarsbalsam, which, if available, will be found an excellent remedy. Thepoint is now to prevent any excessive inflammation. Keep thehorse quiet, feed bran mashes, etc., no grain ; and if there is enoughinflammation to cause much soreness, cover the foot with a largehot poultice. If the soreness becomes at all excessive, at once usehot fomentations, following up for at least one or two hours three orfour times a day ; after which keep the leg tied up with wet cloths,or poultice. If there is extreme pain, give an anodyne, or injecta little morphine under the skin, as a horse cannot endure pain verylong, and continue fomentations industriously ; this, at all events,must not be neglected. In very severe cases it may be necessary to put the horse in 542 DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT.
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