Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-03-12
.AelgEEFlaAL AND DOMESTIC

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dos died 4 tsW weeks .stFss i
tkifty5yaars y SHeswas NatiIh outabl enishge
vlHkft6e most sfsultle ssmmstry.o ifafnhf. &
tdswhieh was unit Ira ,ttSpiEl kind b and
gentle. But .stfongh he's was doeile,p and |
aft com enion for ladies. he would new.
ertAditsr, in the hour Of danger. and ives
s'imllch athcines ON the battlefield asin
thegfeen pasture. He never had the |
stroke Of a whip. He was a. grey Mess
sengeF. with a whites name and tail, IF |
teen and a half hands high, bone and
sinew the right place. He had
peculiar intelligence for a horse. and &C.
ton when required; To the summer oil
1856, although Old Prince was in his
29tb year. the Col. rode him forty miles.
alter dinner, in seven hours, and back |
again The next day without giving him
muchrfatigue. ssil 7.5s7 - z.S
THE HoRsE TEpIeESors TO, AMERt6A.-
Il has generally bern supposed that there
were no horses in this country previous
TO its discovery 10 l49s. 1t is said that
Columbus brought horses1o on his second
5 voyags. and IL is tolerably certain that
the hotdes Of Wild horses which roam
over shs mountains aud plains Of North
and South America trace their origin to
the horses Brought by Cortez. the great
6libuster. and which have multiplied to
an almost incredible extent. II has been
supposed that the equine race was. first
Gubiupatsd and made subseryient to
mans uses in the Bible localities of Asia.
and followed the march Of civilization
mud empire to the westward, until 10
Eng land and America we find the most
perfect Ypes of the race. The researches
Of science, however. show that. the horse
was contemporary n7th;s country with!
the maStodon aud other large animals be-
fore the world was, peopled.7 Professor
HOLMES, of the College Of Charleston, s.
, c., has DISCOVERED updoubted fossil re-
!. mains ofthe horse in the fossil beds OF
Ashley river. in that State. called the
''post pleiocene sepulchre OF America.
EXERCISE Your HORSE EVERY Day
Exercise assists and promotes a free cir
eulation OF the blood. determines morbid
matter to the surface. develops the mus
cular structure, creates an appetite. i'm
proves the wind. and finally invigorates
the whole sy stem. We cannot expect
much OF horse that has not been habit
uated to sufficient daily exercise while
auch as haye heen daily exercised, and
we'll managed are capable not only Of
great exeriion and fatigue. but are ready
and willing to do our bidding at any sea-
SON. When an animal is overworked, it
renders tue system susceptible Of what
ever morbid influences may be present,
and imparts to the disease they may be
Iaboring under an unusual degree of Sc
verify Tue exhaustion produced by
want Of rest is equally dangerous such
horses are always among the victims of
disease. and when attacked their treat
meut is embarrassing and unsatisfactory.
A rearing horse can be easily managed
If the rider is prepared for him. The in
ttant he is about 10 raise, slacken one
hand, aud beud or twist his head with
the other, keeping your hands low. This
bending comPels him 10 move hind leg.
and OF necessity brings his forefeet down.
Instantly twist him completely round
two or three times. which will confuse
Linn very much, and completely throw
bin eff his guard. The mons mt you have
flushed twisting him round, place his
head inthe dire otiou you wish to pro-
coed. apply the. spurs. and he will not
fail to 20 forward. If the situation be
convenient, press him into gallop. aud
apply the spurs and whip three or four
times ,seyelelv. The horse will not, per.
haps, be satisfied with his first defeat,
but may feel di, posed to try again for the
mastery. Should this be the case, you
have only tol~isL his head. &C., as be
fose, and yuu will End that in the second
struggle, ne will DO more easily tanned
than on the former occasion in fact, you
will see him quail under the operation,
l. rarely bappenes that u rearing horse,
after having been trained in the way de
scribed, will ruSQlt TO this trick q third
time.
, HORSE FEET -Captniu Ralston, veteri.
nary surgeon in The BRUSH army, recent
w delivered lecture in New York on
thettHorse Foot" in which he explained
lis structure. functions, diseases and err.
rofssin 3hoeirg. The injury which is
inflicted on horse flesh through ignorant
and wiiIui stupidity of blacksmilhs and
farriers is incncuIable and the sublrc
is deserving oi increased attention frou
all Interested in the welfare OF an ANNA
whose comfort and value is more Deepen
dent upon sound feet than any Other
quality. mo foot, no horse," is an ole
ariage; ana it behooyes all owners o
horses 10 AeeP cafeAui -"aIC'l over tbeI
feet aud TO trust their shoripg to non,
but tie most skillul in the art; for it i
an art and cannot tie successfully prac
ticed by ever knight OF he leather apron
tseems to be almost an impossibilily fo
blacksmitis to omit trimming The frog O
the loot, and there is not one of the pro
fession who does not know that ever,
particle taken from the frog is SO much
taken from the life and vitality of the
foot. and The horse cannot travel. easily