. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. Fig. 934.—Approved Method. but for this purpose the softest and thinnest should be chosen. Inholding the tongue with the left hand, while the ball is introduced,great care is required, as the rough and violent manner in which thisis sometimes done often injures the tongue, or lacerates the underpart of it. The muscles by which swallowing is effected may alsobe seriously injured in this way. In violent colds, strangles, PHYSICKING. 623 there is often so muchsoreness of the throat as
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. Fig. 934.—Approved Method. but for this purpose the softest and thinnest should be chosen. Inholding the tongue with the left hand, while the ball is introduced,great care is required, as the rough and violent manner in which thisis sometimes done often injures the tongue, or lacerates the underpart of it. The muscles by which swallowing is effected may alsobe seriously injured in this way. In violent colds, strangles, PHYSICKING. 623 there is often so muchsoreness of the throat asto render swallowing verypainful and difficult ; insuch cases, neither ballsnor drenches should begiven, as they are sureto do mischief by irritat-ing the throat, and mayeven suffocate the animalby getting into the Fig. —Alter Giving Ball. Physicking. It is always best, if possible, to prepare the horse for physic byjiving a bran mash twenty-four hours previously, as the medicine r
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