The management and treatment of the horse in the stable, field, and ...

In the Stable, Field, and on the Road. 143
made with honey. When the horse is on a journey,
and is attacked with this complaint, it is necessary to
bleed from the bars (but this should not be resorted to
unless the driver does not possess a lancet at the time
the horse is attacked.) The bleeding-place in the
palate is the third bar, in a direct line between the
middle and second cutting teeth, and situated a little
more than an inch within the mouth. Here the vein
and artery make a curve, and a sharp penknife may be
used and cut down upon the spot where they intersect
each other, and the result will be a plentiful flow of
blood, which will stop of its own accord when two or
three quarts have issued forth. Jn consequence of the
artery being cut across it will speedily shrink and cease to
bleed, and the application of a piece of sponge or ra^
with cold water will stop the bleeding of the vein. In
this operation the nerve is generally divided, but no evil
effects will result from it. If the cut is made a little too
much on one side, and nearly opposite the second incisor
tooth, it is possible that the artery may be wounded
longitudinally, but not divided, in which case there is
great difficulty in stopping the flow of blood; the most
effectual method of stopping which is to make a large
pledget of lint or tow, as thick as a man's arm, roll it
round a piece of string, put it across the horse's mouth
and tie the string across its nose. Then take a strap, and
buckle it tightly round the horse's jaw, to prevent its
opening its mouth and using its tongue to displace the
pledget. This is sure to stop the bleeding. It is only
when the horse is on a journey that the above mode of
bleeding by cutting the bars should be resorted to, because