Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-04-07
CLIPPING HORSES.

A. With sl practices. there is vas;
difirrenoe q opinion in rsgard 70 the al
visabihiy q clipping horses. But IL
seems % us Il would b. great misfor.
tune II clipping should become 50 CON-
mon that The majority q horse o~uers
shouid adopt the praeticc. A horse i.
covered ~i,h q coat of hair by nature for
the purpose q protecting him from the
cold, snd anless grss, care j. taken. az
tst chpping. % i certainly cruel % re-
move this pro'sciion iust AZ the season
~hen t ls niost uesded. nid you ever
rOfiCe the hair n thrifty hoF.e In cold
wsatheri n not. DO 80 Al once. 90.
srsc that each individual hair stands
apart by ifsrlf. forming. when taken al
together, an excellent wird-htesk ami
holiing particles of ar neaf the animal.
that have bscn warmed by oon,ae, near
the body, thus giving him the greatest
possible pr1iociion from The sudien chill
of ifsfi of sind In summer. ell this !.
reversed The hair lays smoothly. and
exclude. al The ar possible. becoming.
In tt.s form. q non conductor of heat.
Wty s o necessary % psfveri the Avs
" nature In ihis matter nid ever any
one .ee hof-e. shivefins Ia ,hs eold. a.
,ef having tis hair removed. that wAs
any mofe btau'iful. or Whose coat ~As
sny tnsf in appearance. than a ~ell-
Car,d tor hur.e, covered vita hs natural
hair n any process Nil improve the
s.a.sy cat of q healthy. ~eN-groomed
bore 90 have failed % sce .t
% nay bc argued thai The practice i
n.i cruel. because ,t i adopted by many
vsait,. humane people. AID that
mar, fancy iufnoais arr drawn BY clip
I'd hor,fs. Ne'y true. Bat Il ~e look
at these sane torsfs little closer. ~e
shall frobsh.y roticc that thsif heads arc
c.rta,i ia IN uanstuf.i. cfamped psi
uon by ,tr cruel ctecA-fein o. osef-dfas
An.tttf atcmins,ion 40 ~il be ob
served ite tcr.fs' heads ar tistsafcd
ty tludtrs. vtiCh obscure the hghf. in
srraf measure. and catch great amoants
~ dasi aad carry B, direct 90 the eye
b.t ,ii.l. PEOPLE using all ths.s iashiona
t.c crlrit.rs are noi uuicchng They
s.mri, fol.ow the dictates 10 fashiln
~ithoui thought of the consequence.
Itefsfoi hecalse their horse. are oiippcd
d. nc ssn i is uoi cruel pfsc'icc. or
that % i.ult irlluol. io the hofse.
Tte o.. So, N1ftg publishes an
" la'srvs~ ~ith R.ocfi Blnnsf. IN
wh,ct ths stc,t tor.e osnef is made 90
.ay tha, tc kno~. clipping = ocnehe,al'
a1d q4o,es Authority 10 prove that ihe
lave, a many valuable horses have bccn
saved by chppug IL doe, nos ssy ia
i4si shat ~sy ihe thing was done.
though IL prove f.riher that be j.
correct. he says " " nan o~aing
valuable horse is suing % risk bin
through abuse 90 Poof care. Ihis Is 81.
very true. t4, hos many valuable horses
there afc that are irjured snd ultimately
fl,nei every year BY one Of thcse causes
TIE sam total q their value would eS-
cesl evsn the splendid stable q Mf.
bcnrtf
Fa.h.oa leal, many II ~ 70 great
.ersihs. arl. taniy followed. works
great harm Nr. Bonner, evrn. may be-
mistaken. ani ~hai may bc u benefit %
t.s hofscs NJ shi work great aafm %
those of ttc average owncr. Maud ;.
t.s u.si vailat.c horse. = cared fof IN
~ay that macy human beirgs might en-
q, t.f Every convenieucc and luNury
ttat ezpeuerce arl money can procufe
d. obtained fftef Hsf quarters are fat
nor, axaflol. itan the pafilf u macy
o. wca.,ly man. A groom tas tcf wsn's
~. ..Iy lpon t.s mill " other carr
20 tt.a.tt ever enters be- mind. All the
Instruments that scirlcc has giscn us are
called 1910 play fof hef comfort. IL l.
ttclgt; utcr-.s-y. noi only o. provide
90 be- prssert waais. bat The barometer
4. .se1 'o forecast thc weaihsf, And be
prepared ior any sudden changcs \
short time go. there ~ss prospect Of a
ctansc o. colief ~ea;her duf.ns the night
and her groom. who sleeps 10 h'F stable
fearing be- m ght no, ssaken A. Jasi ihs
night time o. pat GA the extra blanket.
pufro.sly reiued without the customary
c.oihing on hi. bed. % that the chill
mi.ht .irike him before it DID his saluA-
De chafge. and waksn him 10 time io
thro~ tle extra covering "a tae mare.
Fof a tor.e that receises such care a.
thi-. p~thsP- clipping might BE- beneficial
a. ii ifess him irom the weight and m
convensincs ~ . heavy coat Of hair when
usyehns rapidly. Bat for the horse OF
the farmer. TIE trucxman, ~ any one
s..e. sh1.e Business calls them upon the
street IN I'll weaihers. and ~ho may be
obl ed 20 rmAin standing Tor quite
l-nsih q time. ii : the rrhnemeni oi
cruelty. We trust the time = Tar dis.
taat whsu the gensral purpose horse vii
be- considered cat oi fashion 4 be wears
The coat u hair that nature desigaed 70
protest him from the extremes of heat
and cold.