Nimmo's art of horsemanship : bwith general remarks on the management of horses.

  • Nimmo, James.
Date:
[1900?]
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    I will conclude this part of my work by making a few general remarks with some fbr Misters'1 bef0™ 1 commenc* wllh tbat P»r‘. I ’ill note down two prescriptions For a paste blister_Take four ounces of hog’s lard and four ounces of Venice tur- pentine, melt them over a slow fire, and when they are in a liquid state not too hot. mix in the followingEuphorbiuni in powder, 1 os. ; Spanish flic*, in powder, 1 oz; oil of thyme, i oz. ior a liquid blister—take rape oil, 1 gill; oil of turpentine. 2 0/.. ; oil of thyme, A oz ; Spanish flies, 1 oz. The above should be mixed when it is used and if applied for a ring bone or spavin it should be well rubbed into the part affected with a spatula, or the back of a horn spoon, for fifteen or twenty minutes. The first time it is used, the blister may be used for three or four successive days but after the first dressing a little of the mixture should be rubbed in with the fingers, and the spatula or spoon should be omitted. Blistering is very useful in manv cases, and there are vast varieties of mixtures nsed for it, but I have found the two which I have subscribed to answer the purpose in all cases when blistering is required ; but it is of the greatest importance to have genuine drugs. Poll Evil. This disease most commonly happens from hurts and bruises, and some times from violent strains, which may happen by the animal hanging back en his stall collar. These causes produce inflammation between the poll bone and the first vertebrae of the neck, and often ulcerates and spreads a considerable distance round, so as to injure the bones of the neck before it breaks, or any appearance of matter is to he seen. In this case there is no sure mode of cure but by laying the parts fairly open, and cutting away the diseased and rotten parts, which should be performed by an expe- rienced operator, as there is a danger of injuring the ligaments and tendons of the neck. As soon as the operation is performed, the part should be dressed with the following styptick:— . Oil of Vitriol - - . 1 oz. Corrosive Sublimate - - 2 dr. The above should be well mixed, and applied to the part after the bleeding subsides. This styptick will check any further progress of putrefaction. The wound should then be brought to suppuration by being dressed with lint or tow dipped in basilicon ointment, and the lips of the wound should be closed with two or three stitches, leaving a space of two inches between each stitch. As soon as a good matter dis- charges from the wound, it will require nothing but to be kept clean, and washed with a solution of blue vitriol and water. The animal should get an ounce of nitre in a little bran mash for several days after the operation is performed. Nimmo’s Art of Horsemanship. Having practised the following system of Horsemanship upwards of thirty years with the greatest success, I have no doubt it will prove useful to others as well as me. I shall commence my remarks by stating that every foal should he led with a halter made of leather, or some other soft material, ltopo should never be used, either to lead or bind a young horse ; because, when a horse tightens the rope its hardness hurts and irritates him, and he immediately plunges and struggles to rid himself of so painful an encumbrance. When you have so far subdued the colt that he will allow himself to be led quietly by the halter, you should then proceed to learn him to stand or walk as you command, always using one particular word when you wish him to go, and another of quite different sound when commanding him to stop. The