Identifier: horsessaddlesbri00cart (find matches)
Title: Horses, saddles and bridles
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Carter, William H. (William Harding), 1851-1925
Subjects: Cavalry Horses
Publisher: Baltimore, Md. : The Lord Baltimore Press, The Friedenwald Company
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

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hould not be left on longenough to dry, as they then irritate the affected parts. Bandages of cotton or wool are very useful for holding poulticesin position, closing wounds, compressing specific parts, and forgiving warmth to the legs. Roller bandages are used on the legs,but the size and shape of others depend on their use. Usuallyroller bandages are simply wound around the leg and pinned ortied at the top and bottom. If pressure is desired the bandagemay be applied as shown in the accompanying illustration. It isat times not an easy matter to keep a bandage in position byordinary means. The difficulty may be overcome by preparingsome form of harness to which bandage strings may be attached. STABLE MANAGEMENT 271 varying it according to the part of the body or limbs to be covered(figure 114). The pulse of a horse is an important guide in determining hisstate of health. It indicates the number, force and regularity, orirregularity, of the hearts action, and the quantity of blood sent
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-7/ ^A .o\J,.l . » 11// ( II ,^ wm^t Figure 114. Some methods of applying poultices and bandages. forth at each beat. As a rule, the number of pulsations correspondswith the hearts contractions. The pulse of a healthy horse variesfrom thirty-four to thirty-eight. It is generally quicker in younghorses than aged ones, and also quicker in well-bred than inheavy, cold-blooded animals. The most convenient places for taking the pulse are the arteriesunder the jaw and inside the fore leg above the fetlock joint. It 2/2 HORSES, SADDLES AND BRIDLES may be taken by placing the ear at the left side of the chest. Theslightest excitement when a horse is sick will cause an alterationin the pulse. The animal should therefore be approached veryquietly, and soothed for a minute or two before applying the fingerto the artery. The fore and middle finger should be placed onthe artery in a transverse direction, and not obliquely. A strong and full pulse characterizes health, and is seldomfound when the

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