San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-21
PERTINENT POINTERS
On tho Care of the Horse

Stables or large horse owning estaD
lishments. They generally under,
stand their business and need no
pointers.
These remarks can be studied to
advantage by those owning one or
two horses used for pleasure or bus
mess.
The horse in the hands OF the
average man is either badly treat
ed or pampered. There is not much
to chose between the two from a
veterinary standpoint.
Remember, to start with, that a
horse is made of flesh and blood
and is subject to all the diseases,
to which the human family has
fallen heir.
The family horse is so thorough.
ly identified with the health and
pleasure Of the family to which he
belongs that it is due him to
have his comfort and hygieniC
surroundings made matter OF
serious consideration.
A horse is not made out of cast
steel. He can do considerably more
work than a man, but he has a
limit.
Fast driving on unsuitable roads,
such as River avenue, is an abuse
OF the horse.
For a family horse eight to nine
miles an hour should be the max
imum ordinary speed.
Never give a horse a drink of
water while he is heated. 1t is dan
gerous to his digestive and loco
notary apparatus. Two or three
mouthful of water while the amin al
is heated, will do no harm; never
feed grain while the animal is
hot. The grain is liable to ferment
in the intestinal tract from lack
Of proper digestion and cause d.
sease, most frequently fatulent
or wind collie.
In having your horses treated
for ailments beware Of the gratu-
itOus advice of your neighbor. He
is always ready to give his opin-
ion and even TO treat your horse
free OF charge, and sometimes your
neighbor is man of limited in
telligence.
II you place any value upon your
horse or if you keep place for
him in the corner Of your heart
you should be as careful in select
ing his veterinary attendant as
you would be in selecting a med
ical attendant for q member Of
your family.
A horse should be shod or he
should have his shoes reset at
each once in every five weeks,
whether he is worked or not, other
wise the foot outgrows the size Of
the shoe and the nails are forced
through the wall; the shoe also
becomes warped and causes the
animal to strike himself or as it is
called "interfere."
The majority of horses are not fed
for sufficient quantity of salt !;
this mineral should be placed so
they can have access to it at all
times. Coarse salt is preferable to
as it is claimed the latter has a
tendency to induce wind sucking
caused by the cooling sensation
the animal experiences in sucking
the salty saliva from its surface.
Is there any reason except that
it is a matter of convenience that
a horse should be deprived of water
from feeding in the evening, gen.
orally five o'clock, until feeding
time in the morning about seven?
In hot weather this is an outrage !;
try this scheme on yourself for
about three days and note the re-.
suit.
A horse should be watered at
least four times day, preferably
before feeding, or better still he
should have constant access to
water except while heated or very
tired.
In a climate as dry as this, a
horses foot should be kept moist
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ointment can be made Of two parts
OF veterinary cosmoline to one part
of glycerine to which may be ad-
ded a little tar. This can be ap.
piled to the foot, wall, sole and
frog twice a week by means Of a
cloth, first having the hoof dry and
clean.
Driving horse with "blinds" or
"wiukers" is a matter of taste;
practically "blinds" are relic Of
barbarism where horses were treat
ed as slaves.
A horse in this climate should
keep in good condition, il his teeth
are sound and even, and do plenty
family driving on ten pounds Of
oats day. II this quantity is di.
vided into three meals and sup
plemented with about an equal
quantity of hay also divided in the
same manner, the horse will keep
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