The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-17
HORSE AND HoRsEMAN.

A collar should never be placed
on a horse without first being
cleaned. Dirty collars
are fruitful source of sore shoul
ders.
If your horse has sore shoulders,
cure them up as soon as possible.
A day or two off duty may prevent
a sore that would be annoying all
season.
Give the horses the best pastures
on the farm. They will be refresh
ed but little in the morning if they
are obliged TO hunt all night
in order to get all they want to eat.
Never drive a horse, no matter
how quiet he may be, with a fexi-
bic rubber bit. If his mouth is
tender and soft bit is required
use the rubber bit, or leather
covered one.
The district that is noted for its
good horses is also generally noted
for its prosperity. Good crops,
good times, good people and good
horses are invariably found to-
gether.
To break horse of the habit OF
cribbing, nail strip Of long wooded
sheep-skin some eight-inches wide
along the entire length of the man
ger and sprinkle it with cayenne
pepper.
IL is useless to try to teach as
intelligent an animal as a horse
kindness by beating it, yet there
are fools enough in the country who
think it can be done, and try it at
every opportunity.
In cleaning the stables give the
managers and trOUghs a thorough
cleaning as well as the stalls. A
little water and scrubbing brush
can be used to advantage IN the
feediD boxes occasionally.
The lighter the harness the cool
er it will be for the horses. There
is no use Tin loading horses down
with harness for farm work. All
unnecessary trappings should be
dispensed with in warm weather.
Under the shade of a tree where
the air cannot reach them is a
warmer place for horses than in the
sur where a goud breeze is stirring.
When resting your teams give them
all the benefits you can. They
need it.
In changing from old to new
hay care should be taken not to
feed too plentifully. Horses will
eat more than they should because
it tastes good, and are thus likely
to become injured. 1t is not best
to give them all they will eat.
Take the harness off the horses
during the incoming hour 1t will
take but a few minutes to do it, and
the horses will be benefited by it,
Sores, gals, etc, will heal up much
quicker if they are kept free from
The harness as much as possible
Besides being kept scrupulously
clean the stables need disinfectants
occasionally. A general cleaning
up once a week is a good idea, and
should be followed by every one
who has the care of horse. Dis
eases can often be evaded by keep
ing the stables in proper condition
First class judges of horses arc
exceedingly scarce. 1t is no
hard to find plenty of men who
think they know all about a horse
but when you find one man thai
can be considered a good judge
you will find hundreds who canno
lay claim to such an accomplish
ment.
To encourage the breeding anC
perfecting of the draft horse il
France, the government, among
othey inducements to farmers, offer
the services of stations free o
charge. Consequently French farm
ers are only too glad TO dispose o
their young stations to American
buyers.
Goldsmith Maid, at the heigh
of her glory, for a joke, was takel
from her quarters through a bacl
street, led to a public place and pu
up at auction, the spectators lid
ding in good faith until the pric
was run up to $34, when some on
connected with the stable bid $35
the hammer fell and she was LEI
away.
Some horses, like some men, ca
more than is necessary to sustain
them. When enough food is takel
/, to replenish the wastes that are ne
cessitated from the labor performed
all else is a positive injury. Coco
feeders, horses with good appetites
are to be admired, but portable
corn cribs" are expensive Injuries
Shetland ponies are becoming
more popular every year among
city people on account of their kline
and gentle disposition. They max,
nice pets for the children, who
handling them, cultivate a taste
for horsemanship that they would
get in no other way. Breeders and
dealers in these ponies report ar
increasing and remuneratlYe trade
at present.
1t is the speed and not the horse
that brings the fancy price. There
are hundreds of horses in the cOun-
try that are as fine looking, have as
good dispositions and are worth as
much money as any of the fastest
trotters for ordinary purposes, yet
they do not bring a tenth OF
twelfth of the money, because they
have, not the necessary speed. II
you are breeding for trOtters, breed
for the best.
Too many horses are left entirely
in the care of boys and inexpe-
rienced hands and thus become
ruined. A man who has good
teams can lily afford to trust them
in such hands. Since their value
depends to such a great extent up
on their disposition, good horses at
least should be handled by those
who know how to do it. One sea-
son in tho caro- Of an ionOramua