Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-25


men ahould know what TO look for
when looking over horse before pur-
chasing him and should so about 1t In
a proper way. AS It is, tAey are too apt
10 think that because they have always
had moro or less to do with horses
that they cannot be fooled or cheated.
and are 30 often too careless with the
result that they fall into traps and are
snancial losers. We sec this at the
Chicago Stock Yards, where many
farmers come to buy work horses and
give them less careful examination
than many city buyers, who show
great care In their purchases and en-
ploy veterinarians to help them II not
personally qualified to Judge as to-
soundness, There are few simple
points which anyone may remember
and follow when examining a horse
TO find II ho Ia sound or practically
sound. See the horse In his stall and
before he has been exercised for the
day II possible BY so doing 1t is
often possible to discover that the an
imal is "crlbber" and "windsucker."
In the same way one may catch a
case OF spawn lameness which would
not be seen were the horse allowed to
como out OF the barn on the run and
keep going while under inspection.
Many spawned horses show the lame
ness most when made to get over" in
the stall and when backing out OF the
stall. This is also true OF horses af-
iicted with chorea (St. Vitus' dance),
which Is not apparent when the anil
NAL Is exercised, yet constitutes un-
soundness, Horses so affected are
termed "crampy" by the horse buyers
and some OF them are 30 slightly af-
fected that one Is sure to be stuck" II
the examination is not made In the
barn. BY watching the horse In his
stall IL is also possible to notice II he
be n weaver" which means q horse
that 10 constantly weaving his head
back and forward like q captive lion
In his den, This Is to many people q
very Irritating habit and Ia certainly
unsightly, but does not, properly
speaking, constitute unsouudness, nor
do we think II Injuries o horse for
work. After viewing the horse In, his
stall have him led ont and examine
his eyes, Stand In front OF him and
with the hand pretend to strike the
horse below the eye, trying each side
alternately. The animal will finch
the moment the motion Is made II he
can see This is necessary even with
horses having large prominent eyes,
for there Is disease called "amauro.
sis" which causes blindness from par
alysis OF tho optic nerves, yet the an
imal has a fine appearing eye, Walk
slowly around the horse and note his
every point from a small distance,
Look at the contour of his head and
neck, the lines Of his back, the way
his shoulders are set, the manner in
which he stands upon his legs, the
shape Of his legs, the way In which Ia
carries his tail, the many other points
which go to make horse attractive
or the reverse. Watch him again
when walked and trotted, and II he Is
satisfactory in these respects examine
him more carefully point by point
when standing still, Commence at
the teeth and determine his age, or u
will be usually sufficient to ascertain
whether he Is under or over eight
years Of age. Pass the finger into the
mouth and examine by pressure where
the bit would press to see II the bars
Of the mouth Clover jaw are sound.
Often the bono Is broken at thu place,
and this Is usually indicated by an
open sore and bad odor from retained
decomposlng saliva or bone See that
the tongue Is whole, not partially sew
cred; that the front teeth (inclsors)
do not lap over each other like the
bill of parrot, for horse so de-
formed cannot Craze properly, Next
examine the corners Of the mouth to
see that he is not hard puller as In
dicnted by sore or callous condition
which indicates Juggling on the bit.
II the teeth are much worn down In
an uneven manner In front 1t May 81
concluded that the horse Is q cribber
II that has not been discovered by
watching him in his STALL Examine
the nostrils for tumor or polypus
may be present in the false nostrll
which oyerlles the true nostril. 1t
may also show evidence Of chronic
discharge which IL present should
lead the intending buyer to examine
more carefully for glanders, nasal
glut or diseased molar tooth,
The world Of horticulture Is a mys-
terious one, and in 1t are many secrets
yet to be found out. We have consid-
cred that the question Of maternity be-
longs to living and breathing animals.
But we are now awaking to the fact
that we must consider maternity In the
vegetable world As tclentsts investl-
gate, the wonder grows Not only are
there self-sterile varieties among
grapes, plums and pears, but among
the apples self-sterllity exists to
great extent More than that, varle-
ties have been discovered that have no
affinity toward each other and IL plant
cd together will produce no fruit. This
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