Veterinary notes for horse owners : a manual of horse medicine and surgery . ween the girths and theskin, so as to smooth out any wrinkles. Girths of raw hide or of cordwhich allow of ventilation, are often useful for avoiding galls. Thegirth which I have found to be least liable to gall a horse, is one ofbroad webbing attached to two buckles on each side, with or without SADDLE GALLS. 105 the narrow girth which is characteristic of the Fitzwilliam broad leather girth kept soft by the frequent application of greaseor oil, often serves to prevent girth galls. If the skin is verytender
Veterinary notes for horse owners : a manual of horse medicine and surgery . ween the girths and theskin, so as to smooth out any wrinkles. Girths of raw hide or of cordwhich allow of ventilation, are often useful for avoiding galls. Thegirth which I have found to be least liable to gall a horse, is one ofbroad webbing attached to two buckles on each side, with or without SADDLE GALLS. 105 the narrow girth which is characteristic of the Fitzwilliam broad leather girth kept soft by the frequent application of greaseor oil, often serves to prevent girth galls. If the skin is verytender, a piece of lambskin may with advantage be sewn round thegirth, with the wool towards the sensitive part. TREATMENT.—^The appropriate treatment of these injuries canbe considered under the following headings : — 1. Bruises which may develop into abscesses, and which at firstare neither inflamed bursae nor serous cysts. We find these in-juries generally on the withers, on the backbone just behind thecantle, on the off side of the back underneath the cantle (with side-. Fig. 41.—Raising saddle cloth off the withers before girthing up. saddles), and-at the girth place. If such a hurt has been inflicted,it \Yill in almost all cases be made evident, on removing the saddle,by the swollen condition of the seat of injury. In this case,tlie swelling is due to passive congestion (p. 14) brought onby pressure, and consequently may be appropriately treated byhand-rubbing (p. 664). We may do this, if the skin is not broken,by pouring into the hollow of the hand spirits of wine, methylatedspirits, whisky, or brandy, and rubbing it into the part with gentlefriction, which may be continued for about ten minutes. Thisapplication of friction is so efficacious in relieving congestion, that 106 WOUNDS AND BEUISES. I have often seen a swelling of this kind perceptibly diminish insize after it had been thus rubbed for a few minutes. For thispurpose, eucalyptus oil is more effective than spiri
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