Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-04

r,,rpv time that horse comes In nom
,-o,hs be snre 10 examine his feet, particu-
iarir The f1fe feet, for II often happens
thaf atone pete fxod In between the shoe
snd the frog, and II suffered 20 remain
there. even for few hours, may cause n
bruise or laneness, which little care may
prevent; indeed, whatever gets into the
fool. whether sand, gravel, or stone, should
be carefully removed; this will take but a
few minutes, and will pay well for the lit-
lie trouble Il occasiOns.
Stopping the feet is only practised on
the fore feet, and when judiciously. per-
formed, Is attended with very good effects ;
but If the sole Is fat and thin, II will be
best avoided the less moisture such .
formed foot receives, the better, as II
makes the sole yield too readily, and may
tend to lame the horse. A mixture OF clay
and cow-dung is the stopping mostly used
clay, itself, is too hard tow Is often used
for Gig and road.horses, or horses that
have thrushy feet moss Is also useful Tor
the same purpose.
The manner Of stopping horses feet is
to fill the sole 80 as 10 be on level with
the shoe; tow or moss should be put In
drv, and water poured on Il once OF twice
a day, according 10 the moisture required.
The object of stopping horses feet is 10
prevent the sole becoming hard and frigid
nom being too day, and so laming the
horse
Some horses require their feet TO be
stopped much Oftener than others; as
general rule stop horse's feet the night
previous to his being shoed once week
will generally be found sutiic'enti rom
Saturday night till Monday morning, is
very good time 10 apply stopping, but In
hot summer weather twice or three times
week will not be too often.
II Il sometimes the practice to anoint
the crust or wall of the foot, that Ia, the
part Of the hoof which presents itself to
the eve when the horse Ia standing on his
feet whether this plan is good or not, de-
pends on the foot itself To render q
rigid strong foot elastic, the horn should
be saturated with water; and TO keep II
elastic this should be applied before the
water evaporAtes while IN keep a thin,
weak foot hard and unyielding, without
making Il brittle, an ointment should be
used to prevent the absorption Of water.
In wet weather thin foot shouldbe oiled
before the horse goes out, and strong
thick foot after the horse comes in; but
dry weather, the ointment should be re-
newed every second CT third day.
The oil usually had for this purpose is
fish oil, for amounting the hoof; but
mixture made of equal quantities OF tar,
lard, oil and bees-wax Is better and more
durable application.
Shoeing The proper and timely per.
formance Of this necessary operation IL of
the utmost consequence to the well-beiug
ofthe horse. Generally speaking, a month
is the time between the last and the sue.
oeeding shoeing Care should be taken
every time the horse comes In from his
work, to examine his shoes as well as his
feet; for want Of this II sometimes hap
pens that q shoe drops off in the middle of
Journey not only Is time then lost, but
the foot becomes injured, and probably the
horse lamed.
Fast working horses require to have the
feet pared at least once month, without
reference to whether they need new shoes,
or not. II the horn be suffered to grow,
the action of the horse becomes impeded
he cannot step out properly, or place his
foot firmly on the ground from this rea.
son 1t Is necessary, at least once month,
TO pare off the superfluous horn, unless tho
horse should be one having deficiency OF
horn In which case, he may go five weeks
or even more. At my time, should there
be loose or brokea nail, or clench
started, or II the horse be cutting, call In
the farrier at once.
The shoe, and the proper time and
mode of its application varies, in accord
ance with the weight of the horse and III
action, particularly with reference TO th,
state of the roads, and the nature of his
work. This part of the subject may
however be LEFT TO the farrier, who will
be but little fit TO be intrusted If he re-
quires to be told what to do he should
be the adviser, not the advised. ed.-AmeJicdN
Stock journal.