New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-17

smith to correct in little particular II was lad
on a slab OF marble to try II 1t was exactly ie'ci
and perfected Tor lis special mission; foot than
That man knows moro about horse iooC 'iia e
half your veterinary surgeons sau MI DoN"''' ~
fcrring 10 the hOrscshOcr. . .
An assistant now pared the hoof under the owners
supervision, every shaving being directed without n
hesitation. Then Mr.. Bonner sat down oemid tle
horse IN what seemed dangerous proximity 10 sun e
lively heels, and himself placed the shoe III p0'ltio o
the man to nail. "Onc here Now, number two
Now number three" Number four And so
every nail was directed. and Mr. Bonner L,d inc
pleasure that few men have OF seeing morse sou 10
Ncthine more significant, was ever. said about
horse says Mr. honne t4an that oG i E%gSn
maxim no foot, no hor" Inc vSGr,,a tG Snrle;s
do not realize the importlnce OF studys tc %h
hOo There is practical insight INTO tils suD
jet shown in DE- Osmers work on le ,or,t, Few
IN 1871, than can ma IN any current u casI ,Ts
hoo, OF horse, grow evenly. and the Iesuiary nu1'
aHces the whole limb. 80 that oi'en lalirnr,, yed
located In the shoulder OF knee when IL can DC rcoFon
bore' hoof Won viii notice how irregularly the hoof
grows 1t nonsense talk Of letting nature alone
Mr Homer stopped to pick up the bones Of horses
foot, specimens of which be always has at mana. her
showing the evil effect, Of elongated hOois OF hooi'
grown too much on one side. he sad
Iou see this little bone mere Well. the pressure
on this from contracted moor oAnsc9 nav Wi haze
Of lc hooi. often pronounced lncuiaDe' Ven ma
relieved case aftcr OF this disease by scieuuh
shocng soicnng ana cAp'I's tG hd AZ" NET h,rie
which went lame and wa, pronouced incuT,blc by a
tcIt iaa lie called ON me described the case and !
agreed to cure IL. shoi the animal ana ~ rev
O. s
mouy written on the back Of the letter from the veter-
mary surgeon who pronounced the case lhcurdDc.
ma. he drove tho mare the same day with more pleas
urc than he had done for months
THE CHARITY DID NOT GET THE MONEY.
THAT reminds me- continued Mr. Bonner, Of a
leading English veterinary surgeon who was brought
,o call Oh NE by Mr. Bccchcr. We were talking OF
uavcular disease and he secuted the idea Of my curing
IT, said I, What causes the disease Contraction
And what Is the remedy for contracuonP 'ENpah-
sion. Do You mean 10 say you can stretch HORSES
ho,f' Well, said. L Will forfeit $4,000 70 any
charity Mr.. Bcechcr may select. YOU to 90 likewise
fail, # / cannot expand a horses moor ~ al 'o ~
after his entering the shop lie ala not tahc t.c
Another English veterinary authority WI ,de
me recently tanlns me ior CoIItouls i,'s IL.
impression Of his about the way To correct wrong aooh
Nr. bonner brought out a simple device for spread.
ing the heel u hoof BY a handscrew. Ihi' Is my
Invention he eA!d. and Win us ald; soilcIne
sAocus / can relieve ndvicular disease have also
ness simply by shooting. Just before ! bought Mauu
She had little lamcness, and some OF my trends III,
Guiding my brother. who know, horses a. wei as inc
best Of them. cautioned me against Duyg net. sc,lC
one OF my sons. who la, sharp eye for horses 70
had cured ! bought her had her shot carefully, and
the amcncs has not appeared since though 1t Is ha
one Of tho reasons why MIR. Bonner does not like
over seven nail, I'm a horses shoe Is that more, II
cla-rc acton of the foot IN going at high rate OF
,pced Aitcr ,hocas Lame mnre si rbo EoS Mr.
bonner jumped into his carriage and started 10 SEQ
aiont Throwing ard rolling the track 20 prepare IL
I'm speeding ON thl, track Maud = received cDnsd-
cradle exercise Last summer. II Is elastic ana frcc
fr,u -tnne and wide enough Tor two sukc> 10 pass
each other WEDNESDAYS and saturdays are the especial
d,y- for speeding though about score Of
a., -.es are worked every morning. beginning at
o'clock when Mr.. Bonner brings up party OF
friend, there lively time, on The track; and i
said he like, take novice around AZ 20 gait IN
u.h WAGON. aud show how the slender spoke, bend
and speculate ou what would happen II they gave
v,,v sometime, the stations and Young horses get
pr.ttv rank and mcttlesomc awaiting the owners
oricrs about being driven, hut no one Is more cool
and III pos -e-scd driving the fiery animals thln
himself 80, e., 1900, 49,
obey orders T. the WatchWori at the farm, and no
cmp.vc dare 10 pu' any innovation in practice
les ID j. sanctioned hy the proprietor The colts are
/ generally broken at two YEAR old. though "A few
have been driven ~ one After becoming accustomed
Ia the biz and being led and driven with the harness
ON they ar. hltchcd the breaking cart. rude strong
vehicle which IL seems Imp0->ibl" o break or upset.
/ II came from Kentucky many years ago. ana has
broken 80 many colts that II f. regarded a mascot
| ON the farm. The trainer gets on the cart and an
assistant has a rope leading TO the colts bride lie