Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-15
Water Horses Frequently.

When horses arc at liberty to drink
IN hot weather they drink f@reuucn Nv
and no more than is needed, and are
never known to injurc themselves by
drinking too much. Horses when con.
fined by man and compelled to do his
bidding cannot tell When they desire
water. Many neglect their horses
sadly ia this matter, and the consc-
quence is that many horses are fonnd-
cred and diseases engendercd. Horses,
having a small stomach. do not in y
natural state drink down buckctfuls at
n time, and they only do 81 when
driven until so thirsty lhat if permitted
they will drink enough to in urc them
selves. After a horse has Leen driven
until he %prespires p~rofuSeIy there will
be an imperative demand for water Ia
supply the place OF the liquid that has
passed oil through the pores Of the
skin, and after q horse has filled his
stomach with dry feed Il little water is
needed to promote digestion, espeejal]y
when the animal did not r]eccjv, a
generous supply before he was fed.
When the stomach and bowels need
more water they will have it. if the
supply must be taken Dat of the skin
But when the digestive orpaps nus,
draw extensively on water that is So
creted in the tissues of the ticsh and
muscles. we cannot compute the great
injury that must follow such nm nm
natural way OF obtaining a SUNNY Of
water. which is Absolutely needed TO
promote healthful and %conpIetn dioas-
ton. AS the stomach Of the horse Is
exceedingly small when compared wifi
the hrst stomach OF rumcn of the ok
we can perceive ihe Vast importance OF
supplying a little water and often.
rather than to permit the thirsty brute
10 swallow several gallons at one
draught only nee or twice durinr
1Wenty-1our hours. When horses are
watered fire uently they drink oniyafew
quarts at each draught. THIS is in
finitely better than to allow them to oct
80 thirsty that they will gulp down
three, four o. five pailfuls. 1t is better.
to let q horse drink at least one pailJul
before eating than to allow him t.
drink coplously after eating his mca.
A large quantity OF water attc4
feeding will frequently drive
much OF the feed from the
stomach before it is half digested. II.
hot weather there should be arrange.
ments made whereby the horses may be
w"tered at least in tho middle of the
forenoon aud also in the middle of ,ho
afternoon. If there is no well in Tho
field, then haul a barrel Of water in lho
held when you 60 out 10 work. Horses.
when driven on the road, if they have
humane drivers. are waterrd much
more frequently than the average far
mer deems it necessary to water his an
lmats which are doing much fatiruino
work, not infrequently in clouds Of
dust. Horses that are abused, not 50
much from intent or w%iltulness, but
from q want OF knowledge of the re-
4uirements Of the animals and in 1he
belief that 10 matter how hot lha
weather, OF how hard the horse is
taxed, water three times a day is ali
sufficient. This, however, is a install r
II occasions much loss. When a horse
Is thirsty he needs water, and even
part of Il pailiul when he is su erino
from thirst VIII be gratefully received
and retrcshing.-tSun Lraucisco Chrou.
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