322. BALKING

How to make a true pulling horse balk. Take tincture of cantharides
1 oz., and corrosive sublimate 1 drachm; mix and bathe his shoulders
at night.


323. TO COVER UP HEAVES

How to cover up the heaves so effectually, that you may work, ride,
or run him, and they cannot be detected. This will last from twelve
to twenty-four hours, long enough to trade off. Drench the horse
with one-fourth pound of common bird shot, and he will not heave
until they pass through him.


324. THE COUNTENANCE

How to put a young countenance on a horse. Make a small incision
near the sunk place over the eye, insert the point of a blow-pipe or
goose-quill, and blow it up; close the external wound with thread,
and it is done.


325. THE CRIB

How to cure a horse of the crib, or sucking wind; saw between the
upper front teeth.