New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-11

viewed with susp1eion ~ BIee' 90 ''' OUo "
roaring. Simple cataract without Inflammation,
nna,nS,.dlv runs in families; and when horse or
,,,. IA, both eyes suffering with this disease, with
ou, .nv other arrangement Of the eye, should
s..hsy them carefully. When blindness 10 tho
,e.nlt Of violent Inflammation brought on by mis-
MA, ssement, or by sinnuenza, or by any similar
csu,e, the eye itself is more OF less disorganzed;
aud thoush this is Of itself Objectionable, a. show.
ing weakness Of the orgsn, it is not 30 bad az the
regular cataract"
The writer quoted is one Of much and stand
ard authority, yet it is questionable whether, in
his desire to put the question fairly in all it's
lights, be has not laid too little rather than too
much stress On both these perilous affections. We
should say, under no possible circumstances breed
from stallion which has any affection of any kind
of the respiratory organs, whether seated 10 the
lungs or in the windpipe, or from one which has
any sf. ction Of the eyes, unless it be the direct
re,ut Of an accident, such as blow or puncture,
nor even then, if the accident, having occurred to
ono eye, the other has alphabetically followed
tuit; and, on the other side, We should say on no
account breed from . mare affected in either way,
unless she be possessed Of some e1ceences 90 extra
ordinary and countervailiDg, that for the sake Of
preserving the stock one would be willing to run
some risk Of having q worthless animal for bis own
use, 10 the hope of possibly having enc free from
the dreaded defect and Of superlatve excel.
leDoe. In any event. however, the practice is
to be escbewed and the risk considered excessive.
Previous to sending the mare to the horse she
should be got into the most perfect state Of health
and condition, by moderate exercise, abundance Of
good nutritious food and warm stAbling. It is not
desirable that she should be in pampered state
produced by hot stables extraordinary clothing,
that she should have the short fine coat or the
blooming and glowing condition of the skin, for
which one would look in race horse about to con.
tend for four mile heat-not that she should be in
that wiry form Of sinew and steel.ike hardness Of
muscle, which is only the result Of training Sill
lees desirable is it that she should be overloaded
artificial feeding. While the mare is carrying her
fosl during the first three or four months of her
sestations, she will be much the filter, not the
worse for doing Der ordinary work-not of course
salopiDg long distances at her speed, nor trottins
Matches nor doing extraordinary distances on the
road, but if she be acarriage mare or hackney
doing her regular days work at her ordinary pace
before carriage or under the saddle or If she DO
farm mare going through the usual routine Of light
blowing, narrowing, or woodwork, never being put
to any sudden or extreme exertion such as being
made to pull at excessive loads, or to any efforts
likely to produce sudden jerks or strains, which
are. of all things, the most likely to cause marc
to slip her foaL At later period her work should
be lighter and slower, bat none the less regular, nor
should her exercise ever be wholly ntermitted. If
che be let to run at grass, she should be in small
In closure in which she may trot indeed, and even
csnter or galop at half speed, but in which she
cannot well get to her racing speed, or she will be
likely to Overdo herself, beside running the chance
of getting falls and other accidents which may pro-
auce consequences the most disastrous. Such iu-
closures should be divided by fences sufficiently
high AMI solid that they shall not present to the
animals the idea Of being easily surmounsed or
broken through, for if they seem to be 20, even II
they be not 90 in reality, the mares will be con-
SANITY trying TO leap them or force their way
through them, and bad, perhaps fatal, accidents
will DO occurring. 1t is far better plan to have
the fences made at least at the upper part Of open
work, 90 that the animals in two adjacent lots may
be able 10 zee one another and communicate with
out being able to get at each other when 20 stu
.hd they will be constantly gently trottns to and
fro In order to find q method Of getting together,
which will keep them in proper exercise), than to
con6ne two or more mares in the Same lot or in
closure a. in that ease they will be apt in play AID
rivalry, to extend themselves too much to their
speed, and over exert themselves. An acre is
ample space for such an Enclosure, and it should be
provided with good comfortable hut or porch, for
ahade in Summer and warmth in Winter, the door
way of which ought not to be less than five feet in
width and eight in hight, with the angles Of the
door posts and Intel rounded off, in order TO prevent
the hips from being injured as the animal passes
rapidly and impetuOusly in and out, or from the
poll being injured by throwing up the bead suddenly
and striking the sharp edge of tho Intel.
The food OF the brood mare during her CESSATION
should be liberal, generous and nutritious, without
being heating; for it is to be remembered that dur
Jog this lime the female has to generate blood for
the nourshment Of her fetus a. we'll as of hersslf
Green succuent grasses and 70 Its are excellent at
this time, as clover, lucerne, green corn, sowed
broadcast and cut Iyoung for the pur pose; ruta
bags turnips and, beat of all, carrots Large guam
titles Of oats or Of corn should not be given-f the
latter be used at ALL it should be old aud thoroughly
dried-though it is not advisable % cut them off en-
tirely; from four to eight quarts Of oass may b
given daily with advantage, and bran mashes, with
the oats added to them, steamed or moistened with
hot water, will be found the best method Of admin