The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-04-12
CARE OF A HORSE.
SENSIBLE ADVICE BY A MAN OF
LONG EXPERIENCE
simpIe Instructions as 70 How
an Intelligent Master Should
iced. Shoe, Tend and
Work His Horse.

II lf not 700 mlC4 10 SD llldl NAH-
drsds Of horses annually are bought IN
New York b men who know only 10
general way that they eat oats and nay
and can be controlled, in greater or
less degree BY whips and brides Such
ignorance Is fruitful OF cruelty 10 the
horses and Of loss 70 their owners.
Bir. c. Elliott La Petra, who IS con
trolling Van Tassell & kearney' stables
has 70 take Gaze Of thousands every year.
and has become a veteran in the service
knows q whole lot about horses az q
natural consequence. and feels tnat = a
pity that new buyers don't learn at least
little bit about the noble animal. lie
says.
s.The primary thing is to give your
horse proper food, eli he needs OF II, at
proper timss. and not too much. You
cannoi have any exact rule AS TO how
much food a horse should get until you
know hin. fer one animal viii really re-
ouire twice as much as another. a huge
brewers horse vii need double the
QUANTITY ttat viii suffice for the light
ensnial used IN q gTocei's wagon, and
lone-barrelled 1eggy' brute would starTe
On Ehat would keep a smaller and
more compactiy built horse in
Good condition. As an ordinary thing.
however, the average, that may be in
creased Or dIminished-seidom the lat
ter. hoNeFer-as circumstances demand.
Niii be, fer q working horse, four quarts
Of oats ct each meal, thee meals day,
and from ten u fifteen pounds Of hay at
zight II be does not flesh up 70 suit
sou, give him q little cracked corn with
bis oats. say one quart o. corn 10 three Of
oats. Chopped carrots are very good for
him in spring aud fall, and. if you want
bis coat 10 be rice, feed hiEA some
chopped potatoes mixed among a little
corn meal, once a day. sweet apples
are also good for him, but never give MIN
sour onef. as they cause collie. Every
houe should have green grass in the
spring and summer, even If IL has 10 be
caried into the city for him every day.
The best doctor I know Of for the horse
Is lir. Green-green grass mean. Nhea
q hu4se is GO sex thar be sill eat moth
ing else. he viii always ni5ble al green
grass. Il cools his mouth and his
bowels. aud keeps him healthy. Font
give him TOO much az once, when he has
been oil u Ter some time, aud eager 70
set more Of i than would be good for
aim. AZ iiEst IN the spring, a GOOD big
double handful two or three times a day
viii be enough, but when be has got
Used - il you eln give him az armful,
or egcn turn Inn loose in q field Of il. /
Too much clover vii give him g collie,
remember thai And If you have a
chance TO turn your horse out on the .
gInss take care 10, 10 do so in the early 1
morning beiVe the dew has eva o ated. +
after BE has aat used 10 the uuw0nted .
Injury, you ca let him stay out over
night - the pssture ii you ike, and it
VII DO him god.
. The tTst ting ia the morning, sup /
posing inal Yea are keeping q y ork I
horse ~ me eity give HIM half or two
iniras OF Q pau e fresh water TO drink.
Insn let Alll haze his breakfast nf cats.
o oais aud corn, as I have already sug- I
gesiso. A'lsr be has eaten give him as
much FAte as he wants TO drink. At
1cor 6-fe Inn the same amount as in I
ne roIllll-' ana repeat the QUANTITY ct
night bo1re and after the noon meaL.
= II ne fnor1lng. water him and LEI
HIN l-re aother half pal Of water be-
fq1l 1s Epper, but lie need not have
any eI,t1Ffu e night The last thing
a - - ten or hfteeA- pounds
= =, = nauTe7- Il7I6g the hot
Fsa.1sit vii BE well TO water him in
lie ma Of the forenoon and again in
the mi1q,Df the afternoon II you let
I'm have fter frequently be viii never
lake Hore N is good for him. but if
9e1 lat HE p 700 long without i he
Alii drlnk 10 much when he gets the
caance- : l'e rery careful never 10 give
I'm be lrlnk Of water when ne is
neei,a, All aver 10 ier him have water
tlai s Eeiy cod. Either would founder
nm. 11d q fsi1dered horse Is at least
81 % de. TO much water or food viii
cause loauderizg
Fl 51ur h0sse gets losoe some night,
-ndr rs way 70 The oat bin, and stuifs
hlmael VITA al the oats be can hold, Tie
Inn ~ * big sal do not give him
an1,aer bic 10 eat o. 8 drink Of water
tos iortE-elghf 70 seFenty-tEo hours,
AL &C not WOIss him Of all u that time.
tHez ne c1anses are that nature VIII
have cared him safely through the ,
c9lss41s1ees Of his giutton5, but if you
E1ieT nm before then rsu sill be likely /,
e All him The first thng 10 do in all
easef o. fouudering is 70 ldminister salt
ieire copioasig- Half apouud will be
acne too much for nim Pulrerize II,
vet il, rlake o bal VI n II, and poke it
aoNn MS thro1-, Or Dissolve i, and pour :
Z lnio lis -hi0ai through Q drenching I
born Or IN llnBsl made for the purpose. :
q GOV horn auoothed out inside, and !
siih sls iitte end cat OF, makes as I
gosa adzenchi1g implement as anybody /
aeel HanL EoW are you 70 know u ,
lo1s hose Is fourdcredl Why, he viii
tdseu ur until his legs are Ike posts,
9 tllt b cannot move nave too /
'ol Ehat j. is always proper ana sale ]
0 40 for the immediate Telief Of a !
ouudsred horse. but fer this as
o. everything else that Is the
natter xith Tour an NAL, let me warn ,
'ou That your safest course VII be 10
'otaln the adVice Of q sSiillul veterinary =
nsReon as quickly as possible. A
loTse's maiadles sometimes run their !.
.ourses very speedily 70 8 fatal eonclu-
ion and the horse Is liz bad luck that !,
eionef % q master Eho thinks be can
oetor him according 10 what some book
sils, or the general advice Of non-pro- =
sssional friends
"A horse Should be cleaned thoroughly !
sd vel brushed twice 2 day: once be. \
ore be goes 10 work IN tie morning
be second time when be pets fbrouo6 !
nh his work Ct night. And he sboTid :
e properly clothed az night. n he
a. a cold stable be should have q tbick
-arm blanket, and, If his stable Z
arm. q thinner blanket. Excent h. 7
lmner. be should always have a o
lanket 20 make him comfortable AZ a
ieht and guard him apainsta chill. HIS O
.@5le should be well ventilated, but alb p
5iuteiy free from draughts. That Is ?
zceediugly important The spaniards ?
ave q proEerb that 3 draught Of air that u
III blow out a candle viii kill q man,
I'd assure gou that It Is quite as I
kelly 70 XII horse. A cold draught 0
e your horse is not only apt 70 founder :
ini bat 70 giFe him pneumonia, which P
Just IS dangerous FOR hila as il would i
e for you. u
Never wash horses body. If you II
aye 70 wash hrs legs. do il with warm I
a.eT j q place where no draught will :
IKE aEd chill him, rEb him as dry as d
oa can. and handage his legs with Il
E1l wooden Goth n I-acr. shar. -r,rr, I 4