The school and farmA treatise on the elements of agriculture . Allerton, one of the finest American Stud Horses, that made amile in 2 109^4. the danger begins when it stands at rest. The horseis liable to attacks of colic, particularly after hardwork on the road or in the field, when it is exposed toa draught, or made to cool off in an exposed place. Littleor nothing can be done by medicine in such a best treatment is a wet pack. A cloth or blanket THE HORSE. 107 dipped in cold water, wrung out and folded severaltimes, should be placed on its belly and well coveredwith one or two dry
The school and farmA treatise on the elements of agriculture . Allerton, one of the finest American Stud Horses, that made amile in 2 109^4. the danger begins when it stands at rest. The horseis liable to attacks of colic, particularly after hardwork on the road or in the field, when it is exposed toa draught, or made to cool off in an exposed place. Littleor nothing can be done by medicine in such a best treatment is a wet pack. A cloth or blanket THE HORSE. 107 dipped in cold water, wrung out and folded severaltimes, should be placed on its belly and well coveredwith one or two dry blankets, which should be securelystrapped on to prevent slipping off as the horse throws. The same horse, when three years old, with a record of 2:12. itself. The application will soon produce warmth atthe parts covered and thus relieve the pain. Heat may be applied by hot blankets, but this methodis apt to make the animal tender and more liable to arepetition of the attack. The essential point is that loB ANIMALS ON THE FARM. heat, in one form or another, outwardly applied, is thespecific remedy for colic. The horse should be placedwhere no draught can strike it, but where the ventila-tion is good. To turn a horse into a pasture, after a drive, mayoften bring on colic. It is safer to rub it down welland allow it to cool off in a sheltered place before itis turned loose. Even on a summers night the coolbreezes may affect injuriously the bowels of a horsethat is turned loose before it has had time to cool offin its stall. In extreme cases of colic it may be necessary to ad-minister an injection of warm water and soap, but thisshould be undertaken by some experienced person,
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