The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-05-23
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Dr. g. B. Loriug, III siunuys hook,
!. The Perfect Horae, says, that the folly
Of bad feeding is 10 greater than the folly
ofbsd slabliug, The practice Of provid-
ing warm and ,ightly-buils stablss for
young colts is as Injurious 10 them as fore
ing their growth BY heavy feed A colt
Seqnirea ifcsh air; and. if hc IS furnished
with an opportunity, ho viii BE- sure to get
it. His lungs are tho largest part Of bis
internal organs; and he will provide for
them, if there is any way TO do il. Give
him the best and the warmest box in the
world, and he win leayeit for the invigora-
ting influences Of the northern blasts in
winter, and for the cooling aud indurating
effect Of a coating Of snow and hail. He
seems to understand BY instinct, that If he
confines himself to the hot airof an elabor-
ate, well-Gnished, model stable, his eneT-
gies viii win and fade. He seems to know
that glossy, shining coat is to him sort Of
white wall Of a whited sepulchrc, pleas
ing without, but within full Of all equine
disabilities; and SO he only asks room to
stretch growing limbs, and roof sufficient
to shield him from the storm, undis.urbad
is ne should see star through the creyice
above him, and feel / fresh breeze whist
lingthrough a crack BY his side. He wants
weIl-vontilated stable and a chance to get
out Of il whenever nc has desire to DO
50. Aud. above all things, let him stand
on the ground, ifpossible, while IN his box I;
and, at any rate, IN yard into which his
box opens. A floor, especially wooden
foor, is bad enough for mature working
horss but to colt il is almos; d s,ruetion.
| have no shadow Of doubt that We ruin
thousands Of horses feet IN this country BY
our plank floors. The wood, when dry, isa
non-ccnductor Of heat, and tends to keep.
the hoof above its natural temperature, aud
to remove from it all its natural moisture !;
and, when wet, it has tendency 70 rise
above the surrounding temperature by fer
mensation. Wet or dry, therefore, wood,
whether in the form Of plank-aoor or Of
sawdust bedding, is very injurious to the
horses foot. And so thoroughly caHyinc-
ed Of tbs am l, that always provide brick
floors for all that portion Of the stall which
is occupied by the horse IS fore-feet, - prac-
tice which has, with the aid of tar-oint-
ment, protected me, for more than tweniy
years Of hard driving on hard roads. from
sore-toed horses, and has sent out Of my
stables foot which every farrier IN town
recognizes the instant he puts his buttric c
into It. For the feet, then, Of the colt and
the idle herse, furnish the earth as a stand
ing place; for the feet OF the working
horse, furnish brick or stone foor. By
such floor alone can you secure to youI
colt good foot aud, in this way alone,
moreover, can you be sure Of giving him ]
good leg, wen shaped ankle, and firm
aud substantial knee. know not how il
is, but the misshspen ankles and shaky
knees which come out Of hot stables with
wooden floors among the colts which hav,
wintercd there, constitute one Of the pecn'
liar phenomena Of the business Of rearing
these animals. But SO it is; and urgs
upon you all, whether you fear or trus
them, to give them the solid ground t,
stand on, whenever il is practicable, il
their youth, and any thing but wood il
their days of maturity and toll.