Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-15

porfsn Dir caa neglected by lrmcrsi
+ De gf65ming q dcir teams II ihc
s,uaiess .inle .ihs horse by rolling IN ne
paslure. % q certain extA oloaHses himself
beside The rsir. have 5ome effect. Bniin
he stsble4ic re'ieFo on ia, core Of his mas
ter, and De 7.gu onioNnnl the curry
comb and brush evidently giyt him,
should be ample Iogagd fog Inc labor A
sell lighted sH'b, thoroughly ventilated
yet fe, from Curltu.s Cd aif Mould alec
be provided.
Ia re- n ID lice feed r ifn-,- most isr-
mer- SIC Hliak. viii agree to the PROPOSE
ton 6aii a.ways good economy to grind
or mash IN. sjnJs 81. grain before feeling.
ftis mel .ailishcl that cut straw, COM
stalks or 6.hcr coarse fodder led eilh grain
Is cheaper than to winter hcre- wholly on
liay Wahout stopping TO assign reasons
we think they also come cat in spring in
better coa|iGal tlsan when Gel on hay
alone. Good IS heat or oat straw fed with
bran strengthened with corn Jucai ha7 been
found excellent. -Whea the weather is not
too cold ii s. p,eierable 70 dampen The cut
hay or straw and sprinkle lhe meal on IT,
The Ei1.ariHg Of horses should begin
widh 'Iic aist approach cf cold autumn
nights. So vorb horse should now be leit
in the pasture except ia The day time Ex-
rosurc b. a ihele autumn torn might
cause damagc enough 60 ths lanners teams
10 have paid for years OF timely care.
The con Huclion Of stables very natu-
rally forms On important ,atter IN conncc-
ton With She winteriHg II horses Upon
this subject The Maine la ha- the ioi-
lowing suggestion
ItisahrAt Win mot latles Chat nhey
are buiIt for men rather Lan horses. We
wish 81 point ont two common errors into
which n6 aiew builders are liable 70 fall
ia constructing stables, especially those up
on farms TIE first l. in having the doors
and upper floor so low rs they generally
are On accOgut " these low doors horscs
insiincliycly leuh TO fear Them, and they
shy, rear OF prlhcc whenever led toward
| them. They arc. also, among the most fire.
| quent cau-es Of poll-cyil. The horse, when
/ passing tiUuleh Them, IS either surprised
/ At something 20 beholl5 oHllde Of the
building " checked by lhe voice or ges
hre Of the person leading him, when nj
c0mcs the head, and crash comes the pol
against the beam of the doorway. A VIC
II ID nd =
/ deep seated alFcCss follows Low hay
| floors Often produce Che came trouble. ThC
| Sudden elevation Of the head is, i'm IN,
horse, expressive OF very uuexlcctel emo
| ton. This effect IS noticed whenever you
enter the alab.e rapidly or at any unBsua
hour. 4 sudden noise will also cause th'
same upward motion Of The head. VIII
low stables aG injury 10 t}e horse is almUs
invariably sure 10 follow.
1 Again, be casies, position ia which tht
horse can stand, l. Nhcn the mind feet j
The highest portion 8. the body, or wheI
the flooring Of the ,lll slanis in exact,
the opposite direction from what 1t does il
most Stable This Is the other error il
constructing ,lajlcs "a which We alluded
Horses at liberty in a pasture invariahl,
stand, when 1t ease, with their hind feet el
cyated 7omcS HAT, and il is almost a won
der that builders Of stables have not lni
proved this fact before, aud adapted door
10 the wants af the horse The moistur
| lrum lie horse, IL he door IS slanicd 10
wards the forward feet Udlld help TO keel
The forward feet moist, cool and healthy
| whereas they atc noV generally hot, full Q
fever, and require washing With cpol soap
suda NJ least once day, IN order 20 be keP
ian a healthy condition. This is not al
| Where the floor zlant5 back, The Eorse nO
unirequently attempts 70 ease the heay.
strain upon the He,og lyHi0n5 Of the hint
legs by hanging bb3 npon the halter, ~
pressure upon H. .ssu IL tle poll stoTe vat
ural cireulalian, mad ~ time It develop
ii.elf into deCp-aeaiel ahzc, We woul'
like 10 see q stable where the two errors il
building did MOT ot.Ur II the builder vi
not satisfied viii it We are Sire the occu
| pant would be, and Sould repay him b
long years OF gccd sesEice with unstrnine
limbs and healthy ys.eu.
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