Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

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,ould be found to remov it The
trouble in the foot looked serious, yet
it was almost instantly removed by Mr..
I%iOnnsr himself when the mare came
into his stable.
T~wenty-threc years ago | was in Mon
treal when lheard that Dexter had gone
lame. left that city and came to New
York to cure him IL possible, but before I
arrived Mr.. bonner had cured the great
horse himself. After that We frequently
| c~Onsulte about him. as we'll Is about his
other horses Among them | now recall
PocahontaS Bruno. one OF the fightiest
of the stable. Flatbush Maid, Peerless.
Lady Palmer. Startle. Maud Mason.
Maybird. Wellesley Boy. Taylor. Graf
ton, Herrick, Forrest, Rarus and the
Queen herself. besides others who be-
came famous
Lately. l accompanied Mr.. bonner
when he went to Indiana to see SunoI,
the wonderful California three-year-Old-
| think she Is the greatest animal liv-
, ing to-day. without exception. Her
equal has probably never been born.
The formation is fanltless-iner than
any thing / ever saw. II must 10 50.
since she has trOtted a mile in a.I0i3 -
4 three-year-olL Formed as she is. il
would be a discredit to her not to 90
fast; for she more closely resembles a
hound than any horse ever saw. Her
foot i perfection itself. We have many
trotters that never show aay ability in
the deld. 10 the great disappointment
l. az HmasH~ wueuawz unH ~lA.mrnLM HN- ~aaH--
: that their feet are misunderstood
There are some people who claim that
the California youngsters are trained
too hut see no reason why a
horse should not under certain condi-
ti0ns. reach his fullest speed at three or
four years. instead Of five or six. A
colt Nill run Just a. fast IS he ever will
when matured; we find this in the case
OF a runner, and 1t Is the same, too. with
4 trOttinE gait; when the gift of speed
i present and training Is we'll done and
the feet properly attended to. We can
commence quite early.
believe the time is coming when
the foot vii be 80 thoroughly under
stood that W. will have only one lame
horse where to-day We have ten Mr..
B0nners sucress in improving the mag
nlhcent speed Of his animals Is due tC
the fact that he has been among the
first 10 appreciate the value Of . knOwI-
edge Of the foot I never knew an
other man who had made SO exhaustive
4 study Of the subject Commodore
Nanierbiltas Mountain Boy was shod By
my method tWeuty-three years ago
The Commodore had 4 good. common,
horse-Sense understandings about tbs
animal: bat he had no science of the
feet ! succeeded in improving Noun
tain Boy speed. and his owner was sat
isded- The difference between Mr.
Bonner and many lovers of horses is
precisely that which distinguishes rhs
man who acquires his knowledge b,
persistent personal investigation anC
the one who buys it ready made Idon'
think the younger generation of Van
derbilts take as keen an interest il
hOrse-fesh as did the old Commodore.
recall with a good deal of interes
my acquaintance with General Grant
and how il began about horses. 1t wa!
about twenty-five years that h,
made an appointment with me at Wash
Ington. We met there three times al
together, and the General proved him
self o only a lover of the horse. bu
TO have I pretty good understanding o
the subject He brought out a saddl
bay-one Of his army chargers-to b
shOd and treated for = habit of c~rossini
his hind legs while in action. and ais,
when standing. This was quickly re-
dressed 10 the great delight Of the Gen
eral. Who although be owned horses al
his life, had never supposed that tn,
formation of the feet was the cause o
standing in this manner.
. When Governor Leland Stanford. O
California. was in New York. savera
years ago, his famous horse occiden
was brought to me TO be shod. occi
dents e were almost perfect Eve
some OF our grandest horses have hal
lmperfections in their feet at times. an,
/ II has only been by the prompt remedy
ing of these that their triumphs hav
/; been made possible.
IL were asked to furnish a practica
hint to those who own good horses as 1,
the best method of caring for their fee,
would say: Trim them early, lust a
you would trim 2 young tree to make i
grow right Cultivate the hoof if voI
want IL to be perfect. Shoe them whel
they ara from six months 10 a rear old
once q month if you work them. will
the assurance that you eau get tn,
foot IN better shape when it rests on
metal plate as a base and support thai
without It Some have said hat th,
feet Of very few horses are perfect. an,
my experience goes to show that
a great number of those / ar,
So Feet like those of Dexter and sumo
are rare exceptions; bat there is littlt
reason why 4 horse should suffer witt
his feet. If his owner knows how 10 tax,
care of them, and does it. There ar,
many differences in horses in this ~
spect The weak. spOngy hOof that al
nicts some that are pastUred on loy
ground. giving rise TO curves and NAL
formations, needs special attention 1.
young horses The hO0f Of the thor
loughbsed, aad, indeed, Of any well