The morning call., 1894-07-29
HORSE LORE FOR WOMEN.
Something About Animals That Are Always Getting
Sick or Used up.

"Rorses are alwaysfaling sick or get
ting used up said lady to me, discon-
! tentedly, not long ago. "It really dis
courages one about owning the creatures. "
1t does seem as though there was some
foundation tor her complaint. As l write
these words there stands just within range
| OF my window beautiful mare-blg,
rangey, full of life, grace in every line, a
Weli-bred animal, years old, who twelve
months ago could do her mile in three
minutes on the road without an effort. She
stlll has one very good leg, although that
onels just now "in hospital" being treated
for a very bad rope burn. As for the
others. she is ''chest-foundered" forward.
the result of being driven very rapidly by
a young fellow who stopped at wayside
inn. let her drink while warm and then
stand Tor fifteen or twenty minutes while
he, too. refreshed himself within the inn.
She has never taken free step since.
Later she was put to pull plow in heavy
soil, being unfi' for the road, and being
'overpuled" one hind leg became string
| halt The rope-burn is the result of
stalking her on side hill. She slid, got
tangled in her rope and kicked until the
manila fiber cut to the bone on ner only
remaining good leg before her owner came
to the rescue. Il never did see such an
unfortunate ANIMAL" he com planned to me
the other day. She is a perfect hoodoo."
He is keeping her in the vain hope she
may some day be- again of service, but she
will never be worth the time it would take
to lead her to the boneyard and as she
stands there to-day, looking off across the
valley, she represents good $3.50 literally
thrown away. There IS not thing the
matter with her that is not the result of
criminal carelessness. and generally speak
ing most of the ills that equine flesh is
heir to may be traced TO the same source
1 know hOrsemen who work their horses
very hard, yet the animals are always in
good condition. Others there are whose
horses are OH the sick list fully half the
time, and being worked but lightly the
rest of the time lest they overdo and again
hurt themselves. Their malades for the
most part are not so much due to overwork
as to neglect-Or, sometimes, to nvercare
l was patting pretty creature ridden by
young lady some time ago when felt
The pony's coat to be roughened by hun
dreds of little Jumps under the skin.
Why" l said, "aren't you overlooking
this animalP His blood must be out
nocent reply. ''those are mosquito
bites. L really cannot feed him
enough. Don't yea see how thin be is 2"
The horse was in truth very thin. His
hip bones stood out gauntly and all his
"points" were painfully visible, but he
was unmi stakably suffering from surfeit
At my advice she reduced his grain al
lowance half. gave him less hav. and in
a few weeks he began to take on flesh and
his coat grew sleek and smooth. She had
been feeding him so generously as to tax
his digestive powers beyond their ca
pacity, and he was thin and poor from in
digestion.
Aside from defects. most of which have
been enumerated here, the ailments of
the horse to which the animals are
most subject are not, after ALL so very
many. or for the most part so serious that
the ObServant borsewoman NAV not n ote
and treat them. Founder, to which | have
before referred, is perhaps the most seri-
Gus and the most frequent. 1t is, strictly
speaking. an Inflammation of that part of
the hOof between the outer, smooth shell
and the pedal bone in the center. The
lamine, the spoDgy layer next the horn,
is also atfec ed This ceases to secrete
horn, and the outer she'll of the hoof has
actually been known to come eff in bad
cases. OF course in such case the only
thing to do is to kill the animal. In fsc
all treatment. even of light cases, is
merely palliative; the trouble is really in-
durable. 1t is sometimes caused by fast
driving on hard rOads-asphalt pave
ments are particularly pad for this-but
more generally by eating or drinking, or
standing in draught when heated Neg
lect 20 dry the feet properly after wash
ing has been known to cause it. The
animal should never be given grain when
heated, nor unless he is to be driven right
on should he be allowed to drink when
warm. The chest Is the part to feel in
order to ascertain if the horse is hea ted
Ordinarily only the fOrefeet are affected.
The horse is feverish, shivers, breathes
d.,
again. as if seeking relief from pain. He
raises first one, then the other fOrefoot
very cautiously, and then puts them down
again, tenderlv. Sometimes, but not al
ways, the feet are very not, and even
swollen. His shoes should be at once re-
moved, and the feet pared down, then put
them in tubs Of water as hot as your hand
can bear, or if he is unable to stand, the
feet must be poultced. Remedies do not
avail much, though aconi'e in five-drop
doses every hour or two affords some re-
lief The legs and teHdons may be bathed
with arnica. If the founder is produced
by eating when not, or from excess Of
food, as when the animal gets at the grain
box and eats his I'LL. the aconite should be
followed with FOwler's solution, in the
same doses, when the fever has abated.
| The horse will never be so good again,
| but often RECEIVERS so as to be useful in
slow work. What is called ''chest found
| err Is really rDeumallSU III the muscles OF
the chest and shoulder. 1t is less serious
than the true founder. or lam'nitis, and
often yields measurably to remedies and
external applications. 1t is serious
enough, however, and as it is product ole
5y similar exposures as is lamnits, care
! should be exercised in those regards. An
! ounce of prevention is worth many pounds
| Of cure.
Collie is very alarming in its symptoms
1t NAV be produced by improper food.
a sudden change of food "a granted
horse should not be given green grass.
very cold water or TOO full feeding after a
long fast The pain comes on very sud.
denly. The horse paws the ground.
kicks his belly, keeps looking around as il
to see what is hurting him, lies down and
rolls and is evidently in great pain
Then he will be quiet until another spasm
of the pain begins. If there are not these
iDtermissiops in the pain you may suspect
Inflammation OF the bowels particularly
! if the animal groans or screams, and
should call a veterinary at once. For
collie little whisky in water is good, or
any warming stmulant. Turn the amin al
into a corral, If convenient, and make him
trot about If due TO Indigestion purga.
tives should be given. Then be careful OF
| the diet.
Darrhea may be due to Indigestion OF
overwork. or may be nervous. Animals
that are not well ribbed up" are par
| ticularly subject to IT, Most horses will