Notes on stable management in India and the colonies / by J.A. Nunn.

  • Nunn, J. A. (Joshua Arthur), 1853-
Date:
1897
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Credit: Notes on stable management in India and the colonies / by J.A. Nunn. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and be continued upwards, not in the reverse direc- tion, which is the usual practice. The limb should be lifted up, and the fingers worked with a kneading motion behind the tendons. Washing. The feet, mane and tail are the only parts that should ever be washed, unless specially ordered, and then as seldom as possible. When the feet are washed, great care should l)e taken tliat they are carefully dried afterwards, and bandages put on, as leaving the legs wet is one of the chief causes of cracked heels, more especially in the winter months, if there is a dry cold wind blowing. If soap is used, it should be soft-soap; or, better still, the soap nut, or “ reita.” This is a berry, the shell or outer covering of which, when soaked in water, swells u]) into a sticky mass, that lathers like soap, and l)y natives of India is used for washing purposes. Uneven Manes. When the mane gets ragged and uneven, it should be carefully brushed down four or five times a day with a damp water brush, to make it lie flat. The long hairs on the under side next the neck should bo pulled out, so that the mane is thinned, and the
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