The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-03

not remain so. Keep it sweet by fire.
quent cleansing and by using hol
wafer, if necessary"
"Well, we'll, Uncle Thad, there are,
it seems, a great many things to know
and remember in the care and keen
ing of horse. [ fear you have al
ready teld me more than I can re.
member"
perhaps 81, but there is a little
mora TO be said respecting his care,
and still mere about his diseases. In
extreme cold weather his comfort will
be increased and health protected il
his drinking water is warmer than it
would be when In contact with ice,
and particularly 80 when he is warm
from work or very thirsty. II you
will accustom him. anu you can do
so, by giving him little at time,
TO drink three times day in winter,
it will be better for him than to drink
only twice. And whenever at work,
or on the road, see to it that ne is al.
lowed TO drink often. aud but little at
time when warm form exertiop. he
should have salt as often as once
week, and all be will eat.
How about his blankets, his bar
ness, and the use Of the comb aad
brusn?"
There again cones q matter ia
which different horses require differ.
ent treatment. Some borses will en-
dure a degree of cold without injury
or suffering that others can not.
Some, on cold morning. will shiver
even with a blanket Oh, while an
other in al adjoining stall, without
blanket. will not be uncomfortable.
As general rule keep blanket on
your horse In winter. If your stable
is warm a thin blanket will be better
than a heavy, thick one. Whenever,
after a drive Ia winter, you stop, and
leave your horse to stand out of-dcors,
do not tail to cover him warmly, aud
so tie him that he will not have the
wind. especially If it be strong, blow.
ing IN its face. Some horses need
more cleaning than others; some en-
Joy the using of the curry-comb, while
to others it is torment When your
horse has perspired freely, snd when
he is dusty from the road, or smesred
with mud, clean him. 10 all things
seek bis comfort My general rule is
to use the brush and broom, and a
WOO en- CLOTH, more than the curry
comb, Aside from his bride viii say
nuthingn about bic harness Check
seIns IRE generally an affliction of
great severity, and their use should
re slight. if permitted at ell. More
horses are injured, both physically
and ia APPEARANCE. or style of move
NETT, by al excessive application OF
the cteck rein than most people are
aware Of Binders will possibly be
always usrd. but for all horses going
freely, without the use OF the whip,
they are not only useless, but posit-
lively Injurious. Never fail to get the
frost out of the bits before they touch
his mouth or lips. In regard to his
shoes, will only gay that it is mis-
taken idea that the best smith is the
one who makes bis shoes stay on the
longest. Have the horses shoes re-
set As often as once month. Knock
the snow-boIls from bis feet when he
comes in with them, aud II bis legs
are muddy or vet, see that they are
cleaned and dried as soon as possible,
and remember to do sll cleaning else
where than in his stable.
''FIies are a terrible torment to a
horse in the,summer and autumn. and
net should be used when you drive.
Darken his stable 80 as to prevent
their troubling him when he is in his
stall
"Be sure that gentle1ess and kind
ness temper your every act and word
in the presence of your horse. he
will love you il you are loveable, and
will do more and better for you when
impelied by love than by fear. Never
clean, handle or be near him when
he IS eating bis grain. Never curse
or swear in his presence. Never
whip him for shying at an object at
which be is frightened. Never kick
him for stepping on tbill that his
binders prevent him from seeing, or
on your own foot, which be had no
idea was 30 much larger than his own.
"In regard to diseases Of your
horse, their cause. prevention, and
cure, the first thing to be said is. keep
your horse in good condition and you
will prevent nearly all the diseases to
which be is subject; still. some bo'ses
will at times, and under apparently
the best OF care, be out OF condition.
az they say; their eyes will be dull,
their hair rough; they will look and
feel badly. Give them then change
of food, and in their feed tablespoon
ful OF sulphur, and warm mess OF
bran. When these conditions are
accompanied Nth 'bide-bound. make
a strong tea of Tsmsrsck bark, in
which soak his oats, and few. feed
iugs of this will work out the desired
improvement.