The morning call., 1893-08-13

which horse tells that he is working too
hard. You may drive a horse reasonably
fast for reasonable distance, and even
push him To a high rate of speed, if he has
speed in him, but when you begin to feel
a certain sort of three-c0rnered jerk to the
vehicle you NAV know that your horse is
being forced. He may not be travelling as
fast as he has shown himself able al other
times TO do, but he is doing more than he
is able at this particular time, and should
be brought down to gait at which he can
pull his load smoothly and easily.
On almost any summer day, and in this
country very frequently in winter, a horse
who travels at brisk gait will sweat a
little. He usually begins to sweat about
the ears and eyes, and on the neck aud
breast. then the TANKS, and when he be-
gins 10 sweat al the points of the quarters
it is time to let him walk anc cool out
bit. On very warm day he Will lather
about the Races where he harness rubs
against him, but De the day warm or cold,
the horse who is covered with white foam
on hack, hips. TANKS and neck, as was our
good steed on the trip | write of, if YOU
are Il member Of the Society for the Pre-
ventinn of Cruelty TO Animals, should be
nlerfrred with. Something is going wrong
with him, and, unless you know he is in
the hands of a trainer who understands
what he is about and as you will rarely
find trainer with a horse in such n
shape) that something" will prove to be an
ignoramus posing as driver. The young
men who hire livery horses on Sunday
ana deem it smart to bring them home in a
lather could do nothing more effectuaily to
advertise their ignorance of horsefiesh. A
good driver knows better than to prod uce
lather on horse. He can produce speed
without il.
If, when you stop horse you are driving
or riding, and note that he breathes loud
and hard, his TANKS sinking and heaving
Al every gasp, be sure he is in distress.
He may be brokeD-w inded, in which case
he should be driven moderately at all
times. There is peculiar grooming cough
to a broken winded horse that will not be
present in an animal merely blown from
oyerexertion, but be careful, anyway.
whenever the breath grows labored. Tor it
is possible to break an animals wind, by a
sharp run mp hill, for instance. Some
horses prefer to trot up hill, the Lad pulls
easier, and they like to be quickly over
difficult places. but it is very hard on back
and quarters. and the ambitious traveller
should be held to moderate gait On an up
grade.
Il only know YOU mustn't let horse
drink water" is what lady said to me
once when we were discussing fem-
nine know ledge of horsefesh. She really
SEEMED to think she had correctly stated a
fundamental rinciple of hOrsemansnip,
aud was quite hurt when / smiled and in
simulated that | would not like t. be her
morse In case my next reincarnatioDisho uld
establish me In equine guse.
mere Is this about allowing horse to
drink. 1t would be very cruel not to let
him drink water. and, no matter how
warm horse is, he may be allowed to
drink m 0derately, even freely, if he is GO
ing right on, but # he is going to stand,
even Tor few minutes. he should not
have water. A horse who is sweating
from being driven moderately on
very warm day will take no
harm from drinking, it will do
him good. but if he is heated from eyer.
ton the probable result of giving him
water and letting him stand after il will
be to founder Kim. Founder, 1t might
be well to explain, is an Inflammation of
the lamin2 of the foot, which cease 10
secrete horn. 1t is caused sometimes by
hard roads. but usually by eating grain or
drinking when heated. The name is also
generally, alth ough not strictly correctly.
applied to anv rheumatic ameness of the
fore feet or legs or in The muscles OF the
chest, in which location it is called "ehest
founder" A horse when heated may Re
fed hay or bran with impnnlty and may,
when first brought in, be allowed a swal-
low or two OF wafer just To rinse his
mouth, which is usually sore and gummy
from the bit, but he must not be allowed
more than a swallow Or two.
Mrcc