, 1883-06-16
Ventilation, Exercise and
Grooming.

Daily grooming (Which means cur
ry-combing, brushing, dusting off
and wiping) is essential to the keep
ing of horses in health, and it ought
to be attended to in proper man
ner. 1t is by neglect Of it that va
ricty of diseases are produced, such
as grease, scratches, mango, swelled
legs, itching of the tail and name,
etc. Grooming should always he
performed thoroughly, and we
should recommend that the legs and
eXtremeti"s are the first parts to he
attended to, and they should not as
regular practice he washed with
cold water, or IL occasionally they
are 50, that the greatest qttention bo
paid to their being immedliateiy
dried and rubbed warm. Neglect Of
this point is another fruitful source
Of grease, swelled legs, shiveringS,
fever, collie, etc. But whatever the
system of grooming is, make your
self master Of it, and you will be
able to trace many an obscure dis
ease to its proper cause-negl2ct in
some particular. In this connection
We would say that, where the racks
and hangers are Of wood, they
should be well cleaned once or twice
week; for there is always collec-
tion of sour bran, dust and dirt that
ought to be removed. Musty or
mOw-burnt hay will usually pro-
duce profuse urinating, and the ami
NAL will often waste away rapidly,
sweat easily, appear week, or lose
constitution, before the real cause is
ascertained, When hay is bad some
portion will be found left in the rack,
or wasted. When horses bolt their
feed, or quid their hay, their teeth
should be examined, as in young
horses, at the period Of dentiUiOn, it
very often proceeds from the irrita-
tion of teething, and in old ones it
frequently arises from the wearing
away Of the grinders to sharp edge.
In order to keep horse in health,
attention to exercise is highly nee
essary. In winter, it is best to trOt
horses as exercise, instead of walk
ing. Sweating exercise should not
be given too late in the autumn or
too early in the spring. In both
eases it will have bad effect on the
appearance or the horse, as their
coats during the ensuing season will
be patched and wiry. Sweating eX-
ercisc in fine weather, when the
coats are changing, is very useful
and necessary; ; but when the weather
ia i lPIllspk QnE!Gg sold 50! it should be avoid
coat.
Ventilation is Of the highest inn
portancc with regard to health, and
this refers to all kinds Of live stock.
No universal plan of ventilation can
be suggested, rs it will always de-
pend on the state Of the atmosphere,
the number Of horses in the stable,
and many other circumstances con-
scquently the plan Of ventilation cam
not always be alike. The great OBJ
ject in ventilation is, that the air
should be constantly changing, with
out direct draft Of it upon the ami
mai and though no ventilation can
be carried on without a current of
air, yet there can be no doubt that it
is necessary or advantageous to have
draft blowing on the horses. The
appertures for the admission and
discharge of air should be capable OF
being varied at pleasure and it Is
preferable that the openings should
be made slantihg, as when they are
made straight Through the wall il
occasiOnst1o much current in very
severe weather. A uniform tempa.
ture in the stable should lie pre-.
served, and changes from one ex.
treme to another should be particu
larly guarded against. ThrOugl
drafts should he avoided, and wher
. men are in the stable, cleaning it, ol
p watering and attending to the
= horses, the doors at both ends SHOULD
: not be opened at once. The bedding
r should on all occasions when tht
' weather permits, be daily dried anC
= aired in the sun; for, when put ul
: wet or damp in the stable, unde
. the manger as is customary, it Oftel
, heats to a great degree, and pOllute
2 the air in the staLle. The arrange
, ment Of ccsspOols and drains for the
e urine from each stall would highl!
: assist in the preservation Of health
n Prairie F,fT,DlPr.