SORE BACKS OF HORSES.

Western Star, Issue 142, 27 May 1876, Page 3

SORE BACKS OF HORSES.

If the sore is treated at once with cold water, in which a little salt has been discovered, it will generally heal quickly. It it has been neglected and a hard skin has formed in the centre, detached from the surrounding healthy skin, it must be removed with a knife, and turpentine dressings applied. The horses should, if possible, have rest from saddle work, and the saddle should be properly padded so as to remove the cause of the sore. Some horses have very delicate skins, and gall very easily. This can sometimes be cured,by blistering the back once or twice, and giving plenty of rest before using the horse again. Ibis more frequently caused by badly fitted saddles and bad riding than anything else. If horses’ backs are washed every day with strong pickle ot salt and water, the skin will become in time very hard and abie to resist a groat deal of chafing. The saddle should not be removed till the skin has had time to cool, and the padding should always be thoroughly dried and 1 lien beaten with a stick and well brushed before it is again placed ou a horse’s back. Ir these details are attended to and the saddle fits properly, it must be a very bad lider indeed who gives a horse a sore back, and we would recommend him to ride a bicycle instead of torturing a horse.—Land and Water. ,