The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-12-16
FOR HoRSE-oWNERs.
Some Necessary Attentions Which Thev
Should Show Their Animals.

sumo necessary AttentionA Which Their
| Should Show Their Animals.
The owner and driver have control
over the sundry little thin 90 that ap.
pertain to their own personal comfort
but the poor horse that hauls the load
and driver both over good roads and
bad, controls nothing. He is forced to
pull heavy load against badly fitting
collar, CALLED shoulder, or with !
check-rein so tight that he is unable I'd
get down to comfortable and effective
pull. 1t is the little things, not singly,
but combined, that give the horse dis.
comfort-the CALLED shoulder; the col
lar that in part cuts off the wind in
ascending a hill; going up hill with
head checked up taut; too tight a
belly-band, cutting short the full OK
pansion of the lungs. The direction oil
the draft is too high for slanting
shoulder, or too low for one that is MP.
right. The shoes are too smooth FOX
slippery roads, thus preventing the
possibility of planting the feet firmly
for asteady pull. In such case the fore
feet slip to the right and the left, and
the hind feet, one at time slip back
ward with a crack, in some cases Civ
ing fearful strain to the leg and loin.
Yet, in slch case, many driver will
give the horse sharp cut with the
whip for permitting momentary check
in tle movement OF the load.
Horses are made to pull heavy loads,
and make speed over hard pavements
or frozen ground when the feet ara
tender, no allowance being made for
the discomfort to the beast. Many
horses that perform hard labor. and do
this from day to day on moderate feed,
are hurried over the road or made to
draw loads beyond their strength. To
deny frequent breathing spell is one
of the many inhumanities put upon tho
horse. This denial of brief, needed
rest causes many horse to become
balky. A person Ignorant Of the
horses peculiarities and capabilities,
buys horse when thin in flesh and
correspondingly weak. and being ignor.
ant as to the real effect of this upon the
animals ability to pull load, over
loads; the horse stops with wheel
deep down in rut, or at the foot Of 3
hill-why? Not because he is, or ever
has been, other than willing horse,
but because he is asked to do what his
strength is not equal to. and he does
the most natural thing for him to DO
under the circumstances. the only
thing, in fact, left for him to do,
namely, to stop. The new owner de-
nounces him as confirmed baker, and
straightway resorts to the whip.
The man who has had experiences
with horses, can, at a glance at the
countenance of poorly-fed and over
worked animal, pass upon his ability
or rather want of ability, to perform
labor as readily as medical expert
would pass upon the condition OF
pale, ill-nourished, over-worked sho?
girl, such as we meet mornings and
evenings on the street cars OF a crowded
city; and the truism that you can not
expect something from nothing, applies
bought strange horse, if after putting
him into use, it is discovered that ~
seems not to be equal to the work you
put upon him. it is possible to show
him favor by giving him the best OF the
road. The average driver permits DIS
team to follow the beaten track, regard.
less of mud and ruts; and now anu
then wheel drops into rut hub-deep'
giving the team violent check back,
and requiring the utmost effort to gan
solid ground. BY looking ahead, keep,
ing the team ''well in hand as ai
competent drivers do, the best GROUND
can be selected for the loal to pass
over. In making stop to give horse
little respite, a prudent driver WI
always come to halt upon firm grolna.
and if practicable upon decendlns
ground, thus insuring an easy start.
Upon macadamized roads, where nus
are cut through. and there are no rus
or soft places to shun, success hinges
upon having strong legs and feet, anu
good wind. and so managing as 70 Plo'
serve these intact. -RaraI New forSss'