Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01


he has been down; If he has been down
ne VIII surely go down again. See "
his legs Inside are cut by bis Shoes
Pass the finger between the sincvs nt
back Of legs and the bone, they should
be well separated and froc from Jumps
OF ernpuons between, OF or either side.
fcfl ihe pasterns 20 see II there "a Any
eruption ~ bone Examine coronet to
see N there Is any moisture there
co1ing from behind the honf Sometimes
q horse gfts o bud cut therc which de-
vctops into worse trouble. sometimes lie
runs n nail or sharp instrument iato his
loot and trouble results which causes an
ERUPTION at The tor Of the hoof
Look no the hoofa aud see that they
are good and round. not clumsy but clean
outside and plenty Of room for the frog
OF the fcCt. Don't take feet that are con-
trncted and look like q mules foot, high
aud narrow SEQ thnt the frog Is
are perfectly straight. not straddled out.
ward or pigeon-tocd inward. See that
the posterns have the proper slope, not
too straight aud not too long. thoif cir
cumieroncc should generally measure TIE
Same as lhe hone under the knee
II The horse Is wanted for use IN
heavy carriage the shoulder need not
slope so much as IL he b 10 be used In
llEht harness with plenty Of shoulder ac-
ton or under saddle. See that the shnul.
dor has muscle hut ~ not loaded with
INT Sec that the withers are thin rather
than Hat and hcciy III wanted for sad
die purposes see that there n Nice
sloping place for the saddle 90 az. and
that there rs room hnck of the withers
along the neck for The saddle 10 rest.
HIVE the back short. muscles standing
wen up on each side OF the backbone,
ribs rounding we'll ont ON each side. CIV
ing room Inside for the lntpaunos henri,
lungs, etc. See TINT there ia breadth and
apparent strength across the loins. Have
the hips wide apart. let the top Of hind
quarter run straight hack almost ID dock
or root of tiil and see that The tail u
cnrigd high. not dropped down like eur
That has stolen bono. See that the mid
die is not too long, on YOU viii have
case Of four sticks holding M a heavy
ladder with d mm In The middle weight
ing it down See that the legs are short
rather than long Don't take 'lcgay"
horHc, See that the hind lpra are
straight, well musclvd ne the thrh. hooks
large without cOnrsunoss. both alike, ana
these low down; that Is 10 aay. have the
leg below hook very short Let there
be- an inch More measurement round
The bone below the hook than there Is
around the bone below the knee on tho
icreleg. See that the legs nrr not "cow-
hooked, that NJ, hooks close together
with the feet outsprcad, Ike o cow l.
sometimes
When the horse walks SOC that no putu
his hind legs we'll under him towards the
front, that IN. puts them down where hc
picks up his fore feet, and walks az
though he means 10 walk, not strnglo
along dragging hls hind legs after him
~ though 10 hurt him 10 move them from
the hip down In action. see that the
feet touch the floor with regular one
two.threeiour, ana so in front of him 70
see " lac lifts them M and puts them
down perfectly straight, not dishlng either
iuWHrds or uutwnrds. Soc that he lifts
both front legs the snmc height not pad
ding with one and acting high with tho
other. see that he comes down apparent
ly toe first, not down on his heels flat
footed. Notice " he faYors either leg.
See That he increases tbs distance for
ward In moving the hind legs aud seems
60 balance the whole BODY on Que hind
Lex while he picks mp those IN front.
Notice VI he goes steady nt the trOt m
he walks without swinging biz tail from
side 10 side v7ry much he VIII be COM
Portable mddler az rule. Soc that hs
front feet WHOM lifted do not round IN
and appear 60 come down IN the same
plnce. Up and down won't do, nv out
and ON, down lightly then up To the point
of snap with nn elasticity hewitclinc.
that ls called front acton.N Don't let
nun InuNu on tue hlnhth lofMuflt niiu
NJ he docs see that his hind notion is
rXtru good on you VIII have TO send His
front feet into the shops for repairs at
the end of q month. I'm the hiud logo
book particularly Tor cnarpomnnts of
the hooks either above or below, blood
apsyins. curhs aud all sorts of troubles
whlrl, exist IN the region Of the hook
and put stop TO a horsc's usefulness"
tirtums when trOtung or WulNsug
hoiscs try to conceal defects hy hold,ng
the horses head close TO hand g0ing
slowly and prevent the hnrao from nod
ding lls head or mnking q noise in
breathing. Drive and ride him yonrself
and have some friend do 30. Try bis
mnnrers under saddle with bic and Birdie,
curb and snnillc, Ia y single aud double
harness, etc Horses enrp made 10 look
well; lt ~ Your place 20 lind ont II they
really feel well and can do their work.
II you see yUn hnYe got good one done
lose him for the sake of few extra
dollnrs. II you are stack with had un,
dltrOsc OF him quietly and don't rumble
IL some knowing horse man buys him OF
you for q song thea fixes him up and
TELLS him TO your nelglib0r for three times
the price
For tricks that are dark and colossal
lies, you can bet on the dealer TO win
the price But the dealer excerpts OF
course, the irresponsible lay.down sort
lh nui ulWWNa 10 NihlNf Tor lilN ffNtp OF
things, Most of the lying takes the form
of Withholding information which might
prove detrimental 10 the sale. A dealer
quickly finds ont the troubles from
which a horse in hts stables W. suffering
and II ne can cure them he docs 30 az
cOnHceutiOusy no a private owner
would ". while the horse X undergoing
treatment "a buyer calls. The horse N
brought ont and given turn W aud
down without any mention Of bis de-
fects The dealer N be- thinks little
indncempnt h necessary, never fails 10
give long liNt of the good qualities
which tho animal under inspection ~ sun
posed 70 POSSESS. Whether he speaks
truly or not Il ~ for the purchaser 10
find, and as he Is generally given a
reasonable opportunity 10 DO 80, n Is his
own fault n be h stuck" In other
words, IN horse parlance, your eyes are
your clnp."
Grooms and stahlomon are not az
much Ia league with horse traders Ms
mnny suppose. Many OK them cannos
be influenced against their employers
interest. If owners would deal directly
with their coach builders, harness maxi
cra and those from whom thay purchase
animals there would scarcely be amy
chance for complaint on this score,
Ia hiring a groom he will often give
an exaggerated idea Of his requirements.
Many men employ young fellow BECAUSE
he Is good looking and a good talker II
does not follow that hecanae q man has
Just arrived from England that he n
competent stud-g groom,
A. men are hired Cor the lowest posi-
tion Ia the stable they should, as Oppor-
4. I'd Il.