The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-01-25
MASAGEMEST or TmE HORSE,

The following Il from thepon Of Mr. Mile,
Veterinary Surgeon 10 tbcQueon ofEnglands
Life Guards, aud the author Of several yalua-
bic veterinary works
Tho shoes of the llorse should be of equal
thickness throughout, with IA, ground sur
iacc, ~ llnsc with high heels, which asinino
mitts make IN imitation of their own, arr
dangerously absurd, The toe, which ought
10 be- raised, l. thus lowered aud Natures
plan f6Vefscd, WHO 'eirVate. the point ia or
der 10 avoid obstructions The web should
be- wide, and Of the same width throughout.
Instead ofbciug pnched in, because the Wi,
can operator likes to sec tho shoe we'll set ON
al the heels This ir hnih unphiit-nphieHl
and detrimental II dcceiycs the csc or man
and niurcs tho foot Of the horse. "fhu nut
er edge Of The fIot rests on the inncr edge -
the shoe, and the remaining width Of the web
projects beyond the hoofi" 20 that the master
who thinks hi horse has good open fon ot,
ly has To be- proud Of a bad open sboe, which
LaiL lllleal- LalalIaile4- ui4dersaal. s4. -l4.--
yitos with op0n arms bad road 10 come aud
do 10 worst The heels are made bare pat
whore the na,ieulT Joint l. most cNposc,l
and ifthat be innamcd, what must the agony
be- when the unprotected foot trcads on
sharp linty Tie horse falls suddenly lame
~ drops a, IL he had been shot, ,'--phrascs in
much too colomou uso 10 require explanation
and .ual + the pity which the su0,rug All.
NAL meets with from man who, having first
destroyed the u-o OF his victims feet, abusca
him because hc c,nnot goi aud iuputcs
grogglnos-' Ia bin - a crime, ~ II hc we're
"a li4uar Ike gsa4a, aad not Ia agany."
sTAnLiN0.
"AIr Mics duly estimating the advantages
Of freedom Of motion, had long converted his
slable.slalls into boxes, from dislike T., scr.
ing his hobby horses treated worse than Mid
beasts, who At least are allowed too traven,r
their drn. Loose boxes are TO generally Ion
untcnantcd because no horse happuns to bu
an invalid yet they are more useful TO sound
animals than even 10 sick ones. since proven.
tiou OF disease is better than is cure. Tho
poor boast, cribbed, caLincd and confined,
thatBcd-to hi- rack, aud tortured by being
unable to change position is pat for hours
To the stocks, and condemned to the
harl labor Of having nothing to do-Nhich
destroys dandics and bankrupt commission.
er. The prisoners sunrr more FROM long
standing still than from any trot'ng ON the
hardest ruad IL Is the rost, not the work that
kills aud still more, when the pavement or
the stall is uphill, which, as his legs arr, .nr
equal length, aud not like a cainclcopard', il
at once painful aud injurious bo meets the
difficulty by standing on hs hind toes in or
der To cqualizc the weight and thereby
strains his tcndons aud gets 'pcrchcd The
floor should be perfectly level and n,cd
yrttiJ TT7gITIJsr wiIipi- shuuiti riraiH- -rfrrm
sclfes ly having bcrringbonc cutters cut in
them, as moth ing Is more fatal tO the ,Nrs ur
G0rsCs tiidn M dmni0niG % is1Gify CiHCiTt-
cd under them. a box so arranged is not
merely luNury TO horse and n mare, but
/, absolutely rs necessary to one as IIaymAr-
tcr is 10 n ford and lady. Nature is over our
surcst guide. The animal when grazing in u
field is never quiet a second"
"Nir Miles gives working plans of the sim
pie contriyancc by which he converted four
stalled stable in one of these boxes. This
suppression of supernumerary stalls was CT
fectcd by shifting the divisions. A tripartito
arrangement is far preferable IN solitary con-
fnemcnt, for horses are curious social ami.
mails the! love their ncighbors, and like To
see what they are at, as much as country G,ul-
lilies do, whose pcws adioin in their parish
churches. The best partition is brick nost
fginR, which stoutd be cascI with boarding,
and surnouutcd with iron rails the scpara-
ton should. be carried highest near the man
GER IN order 10 prevent the company from,
watching each other at meals--a thing which
/ is not only unmannerly, but injurious 10
health. Each hopes to get some OF his neigh
boris prog, and is also afraid OF his neighbor
getting some of his; insomuch that the best
bred horse, even when next to pretty flly,
invariably bolts his fced--just as senator
ottimcs does at a boarding house table d'hotc,
although Fanny Butler sits ut his side
/ Dyspepsia is the sure result Of this imperfect
mastication."
or FEEptNG.
"Oue word only on dict. The groom will
perss, in treating his horse like Christian,
which in his theology, consists in giving him
as much too many feeds as he docs to himself;
but shoes are not more surely forged on an
wills than diseases are in tho stomach of both
beasts and men. who make themselves like
them. Nature contrives TO sustain health
and vigor on a precarious, stnted supply,
since it is not what is eaten hut what is di-
gested that nourishes. Her system should be