. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). 1022 DISEASES AND THEIE TEEATMENT. of the enlargement, to have used a slight absorbant, with moder- ate pressure of a light Avoolen bandage.


. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). 1022 DISEASES AND THEIE TEEATMENT. of the enlargement, to have used a slight absorbant, with moder- ate pressure of a light Avoolen bandage. Castration. The following article was, by special request, written by Dr. Chas. A. Meyer, who is an expert in the performance of this oper- ation :— " Castration by the Latest Method. " Advances and progress have been made iu all branches of the sciences and arts, and the art and scienco of surgery has been one of them. The nature, temperament, and disposition of the horse is better understood, and the educated vctcriuarian often risks his life for the benefit of stock raisers. We rnl], therefore, speak of. Fia. 880.—Miles' Ecraseurr. the most improved method of castrating the stallion, as it is now, and will in the future be performed, with more ease and success. The old method of castratuig the stallion, which so often injures the animal by breaking his back, injuring his limbs, sj)raining his muscles, and frequently disabhng him for life, is now prevented. The method as now performed is to castrate the animal standing, using no roj)es to tie his legs, no hard usage, no clamps, and less lia- ble to cause tetanus, eryseplas, sclerous cord, etc. The operation is as follows:— " Put a hallter on the animal, speak to him kindly, lead him to a corner, and quietly back him into it. Have the groom hold the halter-rope with the riglit hand, rather short, and place his left hand or arm over the fiice of the horoC, and turn the animal's head to the left, or nigh si


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