SORE BACKS OF HORSES.
; Hit! More is treated at nfxeu with e<>ttt it, in whii:h a little salt! Ftas heen «ttst—cii, if. will generally heal njuiufcty. If is ln't'U iii-'ifltiv'ttnl and a hard skin has »!i[ in the eeutre, detauhed from the i>titiding healthy shin, it must I>« iivctl with a knife,, and terpentine .sings a[>(;>lied. The horses shorttd, it' ilitt!,. have rest from saddle wticfc, atut sutltllt! should hw property padded, so. ,> remove tih»' eause of the sore- Some Irs have very delicate skins, and gall uisily. This tan sometimes Wenred blistering the hack onee or twice, giving plenty <■>? ce»t before- using the :: ugai" It is more frequently vaused '"hjf**" ed saddles and had fitting than I. g. r,jW. If horses' baeks are t:il every (lay with strong pickle of snul water, the skin wilt heeome in very hard and ably to< resist a great nf chafing. The saddle should not he veil bill the skin has had time to. eon!. Hit! padding should always W 'Highly dried, ami then beaten with a ■ and well brushed before it is again •iI mi a horse's hack. If these details attended to, and the saddle tits prof, it uuisb he a Very had rider indeed gives a horse a sore btwk, and we 111 recommend hiin to ride a biyycle Mil of torturing-a horse.—"' Land and
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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 35, 1 June 1876, Page 3
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225SORE BACKS OF HORSES. Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 35, 1 June 1876, Page 3
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