Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-01-29
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The Horse in the StabI,.

on the road, he must take care Of
him in the stable. To the man who
is fond Of that noble animal, the
horse, the Stable is DO mean place,
which is the home Of his faithful seq
want. 4 part of The secret Of the
difference among horses may be found
in the different ways they are treated !
in the stable.
This building need not have the
establishment OF architecture, nor be
made air tight; but it should be con-
fortable-made to promote the COM
fort Of its occupant. 1t should be
well ventilated,by allowing draught
of fresh air constantly to pass
through it, especially during the
warmer months. Do not allow the
air Of the stable to be made often
sive and unhealthy by the presence
Of ammonia escaping from the excre-
ments. Keep the air in your stable
as sweet as it is ia your house; for
such is necessary for the health Of
the horse.
Plaster Of Paris freely used about
the stable is quite desirable, both On
the score Of Comfort and profit. 1t
is cruel to foster noble horse in a
stable where the air is suffocating on
account Of noxious gases constantly
generating and escaping for the want
Of few quarts oc some absorbent.
The flo or Of the stall should not
have much iuclination--only enough
to allow the water to run of The
more level the surface on which a
horse stands the better
Its said that sprung knee" are
occasioned partly by standing on
steep loots in the stable. That
such l5cr is. not pleasant for the
horse, is Clearly seen in fact that
, when such a stall is vide, the horse
viii stand across his stall, in order to
find mostIe position.
Let the horse feel as naturally as
possible in the Stable. lie has been
furnished with a long neck in order
that he may reach down to feed, as
he does in the pasture, and not that
he may reach up, and pull out a
small lock Of bay from the rack.
Give a horse a manger to feed out OF
so that be can enjoy eating, and not
oblige him to steal his fodder from
rack, with narrow spaces, as though
he did not deserve his keeping. II
is thought that a horse will waste bis
hay if he is fed from manger, bot
he will not if be has good hay given
in proper quantities.
The best borscmen say-feed q
horse as you do yourself. Give hin
his breakfast dinner and supper, with
nothing between meals. 1t is mis-
taken kindness that keeps hay conliD'
ually before horse. When he has
more hay before him than he can eat
up clean, he wastes it or eats more
than his system requires.
a horse should have enough to eat,
and then if not in use, should stand
three or four hours with nothing
before him. Such a course keeps
bis appetite keen, and he relishes
bis dinner.
Let him have a generous supply
of good bedding. A horse enjoys a
good, nice bed as much as man,
and why should he not have it? A
good horse deserves it. Because he
cannot complain of sleeping in the
wet and dirt of the stable or on a
bard plank, let no man think that bis
horse does not appreciate such fayors
as a bed. He VII lie down during
the day occasionally, if he is well
cared for. For summer use saw
dust makes excellent bedding. 1t
is cool, sweet, and even, and also
keeps the stall in healthy condition.
A supply Of fresh, clean water is
,,5;spancahla r., the comfort of man