The Farmer's Own Book: A treatise on the numerous diseases of the horse: with an explanation of their symptoms, and the course of treatment to be pursued; also a treatise on the diseases of horned cattleKoogle, J. D.
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The Farmer's Own Book: A treatise on the numerous diseases of the horse: with an explanation of their symptoms, and the course of treatment to be pursued; also a treatise on the diseases of horned cattle
The treatment in this disease resembles that of other inflammations.
Bleeding is indispensable and that to its fullest extent. Four quarts of
blood should be taken from the toe of the foot, which may be put into
warm water to quicken the flow of blood. Poultices of linseed meal,
made very soft, should cover the whole of the foot and pastern, and be
frequently renewed. This will relieve its painful pressure on the swelled
and tender parts beneath. The shoe should be removed, the sole pared as
thin as possible, the crust and quarters well washed--all this should
be done gently. Sedatives and cooling medicines should be diligently
administered, consisting of digitalis, nitre and tartar emetic, 1 drachm
digitalis, 2 drachms tartar emetic, 3 drachm saltpetre. If no amendment
is apparent after this, blood should again be extracted on the following
day. In extreme cases, a third bleeding may be justifiable, and instead
of the poultice, cloths kept wet with water in which nitre has been
dissolved, in the proportion of an ounce of nitre to a pint of water. The
cloths should be wrapped around the feet.
TREATMENT--REMEDY NO. 2.
Take 1 quart sweet milk, 1 quart molasses, ½ oz. pulverized saltpetre,
mix and dissolve all together, give in 2 drenches about 5 minutes apart:
this is highly recommended by those who have tried it.
RESTIVENESS, OR TAMING HORSES.
Mr. Catlin has published an account, the veracity of which is
unimpeached, of his travels among the North American Indians. “He coils
his lasso on his arm and gallops fearlessly into the herd of wild horses.
He soon gets it over the neck of one of the number, when he instantly
dismounts, leaving his own horse, letting the lasso pass out gradually
and carefully through his hands until the horse falls for want of breath.
The Indian advances, keeping the lasso tight upon his neck until he
fastens a pair of hobbles on the animals two fore feet,--then passing
a noose round the under jaw by which he obtains great power over the
affrighted animal, that is rearing and plunging when it gets breath. By
this means he gradually advances until he is able to place his hand on
the animal nose and over its eyes, and at length to breathe into its
nostrils, when it soon becomes docile and conquered; so that he has
little else to do than remove the hobbles from its feet, and lead or ride
it to the camp.”
Mr. A. B. Moss happened to read this account, and he felt a natural
desire to ascertain how far this mode of horse training might be employed
among the American horses. He soon had an opportunity of putting the
veracity of the story to the test. A man on a neighboring farm was
attempting to break a very restive colt, which had foiled him in every
possible way. After several attempts, he succeeded in breathing into one
of the horse’s nostrils, and from that moment all became easy. The horse
was completely subdued. He suffered himself to be led quietly away with a
loose halter, and was perfectly at command.
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