A horse with one white foot is always weak in that foot. A large lump on the upper lip of a horse is a sign of bots. A sore neck or shoulder in a horse can be healed by keeping jimson weeds under the horse's collar. After you have seen a red-haired woman, you will meet a white horse. As a cure for a horse's sore neck or shoulder, put an opossum skin under his collar.
Blood poisoning can be prevented, if the nail removed from a horse's hoof is stuck into lard.
Burn up the nail that a horse runs into his hoof and he wil not have blood poisoning. Buy a horse with four white feet and he will bring you good luck. Count one hundred and fifty horses and you wil find something. Count to fifty backwards to stop a horse from bleeding. Cross your fingers when you see a white horse and you will not have bad luck.