Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-08-27
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Horse Notes.

Sore shoulders are the causes oil
many horses becoming balky. A horse
should not be compelled to work when
his shoulders are injured.
Take the harness off the horses dur
ing the incoming hour. II will take but a
few minutes to do It, and the horses will
be benefited by II. Sores, gals, etc,
will heal up much quicker II they are
kept from the harness as much as posi-.
bic.
1t Is the mark Of a gentleman to
throw astone or stick out Of the road
when he sees II. Many horses are ruined
by stumbling over or stepping upon loose
stones while being driven and many
horses lose their lives by stepping upon
one end OF q stick, causing the other end
TO fy up and disembowel them. A horse
man should always remove obstacles,
that might do mischief, from the road.
1T Is the speed and not the horse that
brings the fancy price. There are humid
fne-looking, have ~ good dispositions
and are worth as much money as any OF
the fastest t%rotters, for ordinary purposes,
yet they do not bring a tenth or twelfth
Of the money, because they have not the
necessary speed. II you are breeding for
t%rotters, breed fort best.
"A great width between and promi.
nence OF the eyes indicates a teachable
and tractable horse. Width between the
ears indicates courage, nobleness and
strength OF character. Roundness and
elevation between the eyes indicates
mildness Of disposition, and desire to be
caressed and to reciprocate kindness, but
never trust one that shows much white
above the pupil of the eye, or with white
in that organ.
1t should be kept in mind that no
one can be successful in stock-r aising
who does not observe two principle s-the
keeping of well. bred animals, and giving
them good feed. This is the secret of
good stock raising In a nutshell, and the
unsuccessful stOckman may become at
least partially successful If he will but
observe these principles In part, If not in
full. A good hog, sheep, COW, steer or
horse will always pay for raising; but a
poor animal VIII generally he raised at a
loss, no difference how cheaply 1t may
have been purchased in the first place.
Do not forget this, get rid of all scrubs rs
soon as possible, ard stock up with well
bred animals Of every kind.
THAT there are good and bad individ-
ualss. In every. breed of horses, no one
with any reason will deny, but because
an occasional animal does not come up TO
the highest standard Of excellence is no
reason why q whole breed is to be con-
demned as worthless. Experimental
crosses must be made in order TO prove
the value of breeders, and when the re-
suit Of such crosses does does not prove
to be what was desired, the best plan is
to make the best of the bad thing and
dispose Of the animal to some one who
will not use II for breeding purposes.
Well bred horses are not always fit for
breeders, and the sooner people regard
this fact In the light it should be held In,
the better IL will be for all concerned.
,v,--s s.,uu vi nurses to raise and
how to raise them are subjects that will
bear much agitation and ventilation.
There are thousands of farms throughout
the country that have no better class of
horses upon them than they had fifty
years ago. The spirit Of improvement
has not reached every section in tho land
rs II should and perhaps will. The ad.
vantage derived from and the profits in
raising better horses are not realized by
the large majority Of even good farmers.
When u IL fully understood that q 5000
or $500 horse can be raised at as little ex-
pense and trouble as o cheaper one, the
work OF improvement will be more goner-
al, and the profits Of this department of
live stock growing will be increased nc.
cordingly. But the time for agitating
this matter Is not only for n few months
In the spring Of the year when the ma
lority of mares are bred; II should be
constantly kept in view by every farmer
whom It affects, and there are very few
indeed who have not more or less at
stake In It,
1t is q duty that every man owes to
those who have enterprise enough to in.
vest In good stations TO see that such
horses get patronage enough to sustain
them, and make the investment a paying
one, Failure In this line not only in
1ures the man who engages in breeding,
but the cause OF Improvement as well.
IL seems TO be the natural inclination of
men, and more especially Of those who
care but little about lettering their stock.
TO make especial note Of every failure
which occurs with those who are seek.
Ing to advance the standard Of excellence
of the horses of their district, The man
who will breed his mares to a stallion the
service OF which costs but five dollars is
generally glad to see the horse whose
service cost twenty-five dollars, and CON.
paratiyely worth as much more, go beg.
NinR for naNrNnarN ThNa. xsD~. -.
quite natural, and among just this class
OF men some telling missionary work
could DO done, A man may no. have n
mare to breed, and yet do some good in
this direction by encouraging those who
have TO use the best
-one Of the worst kicking horses the
writer ever saw was cured In q very
simple way, A dozen methods had been
tried and the horse passed from owner
t~Qwner quickly like a bad penny, and
did Hc<>iMproye, She was held down
with straps md bars, but these restraints
placed behind and beside the creature
only made her worse and worse. The
kicking was done while the animal was
In harness, A brace ot halt. inch iron
was made with n fork at one end SO that
each end II the fork fitted into the end Of
the hit The opposite end Of the iron bar
was made TO NJ upon the front Of the
lower part Of the collar, This end was
also somewhat forked At right angles to
the forks On the opposite end. and each
one made into n loop A short strap was
fastened 70 one end, passed around the
collar, and afterwards huckled, The
length Of the kicking brace needs 10 dc,
pend upon the size IL the horse, ,he
point being 10 keep the kicking horses
head well up A horse with Its head
wei Op cannot raise the heels At its OPP
pcSie ead Such = brace IS described
pNved = c0sN and after few weeks Of
wearing the brace the habit was given
up The hrace ~ he made hy any
blacksmith, and Is easily adjusted 10 the
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