Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-18
Homely Horse Notes.

A good poultlce foria brulse or
sore is made from ground fiaxseed,
ground slippery elm and new milk,
equal parts.
Make the bridle fit. Il is griev-
ously wrong to torture a horse with
q headstall and bit that cannot be
worn with q degree sof comfort If
the head and shoulders of a draft
animal are kept reasonably COM
Portable the work can be done with
less strain.
Horses that are given water with
regularity fatten mostreadily. They
can be taught to take water before
breakfast and this light drink seems
to be worth a great deal to them. In
an effort to put flesh upon an animal.
the water is as big a factor as the
grain.
Horses accustomed to work side
by side should not be given other
mates, except when absolutely neces-
sary. They work with most ease
when hooked up with each other
Acquaintance and habit affect horses
as they do human beings and, in
deed, habit is even stronger with the
lower animals, being their chief
guide in all their work.
A collar should fit snugly and
when it has been fitted by use to
the shoulders Of horse it should
not be used temporarily on another
horse. Such use changes its shape.
The names have much to do in
making the fit. When the collar is
new soak it in water, if necessary
and draw it up close to the neck
with the names More collars are
worn too wide than too narrow.
For sprains and bruises there is
no better home remedy that strong
yineger and salt, brought to the
boiling point and applied as hot
as the animal will permit. The APP
| plication should be preceded by one
Of hot water with cloths. Have the
cloths bound around or upon the
injured place, stealning it thorough
lily. The use of a stiff brush dipped
| into hot water is good After drying
the hair apply the hot vinegar, rub
] bing thoroughly into the skin OF
applying with cloths to get the full
!. benefit of the steam.
A Colts Of the heavy draft breeds
are put into hard work oftentimes
too soon merely because they are
large and have the appearance o.
strength. The heavy bone is soft
and the muscles are not closely knit
The three-year-old can do a lot O
work without injury, but it must be
work that demands no severe strain
, ing. 1t is with even more difficulty
! that the four-year-old is kept il
! good condition when worked con
! tinuously. Light work demanding
! no strain is all that can be dom
? safely by the heavy, loose-jointec
: horse until it is five years old Ifi
pays its way during these two year
9 it does enough and the profit vii
come from having sound draf
animal when it begins to reach ma
turity.
Horsemen have found that a littl
linseed meal fed quite often will d
more to put horse in good condl
ton that all the condition powder
which you can give him. A horse i
: like child the less medicine yo
! give him the better.
! Flaxseed facilitates the work {
! making the coat of the horse smoot
). and glossy, but it is not the whol
N thing elbow grease needs tobe mi,
It ed with the oil Of seed.
l. High calks on horseshoes are ne
r. essary in the winter time to keep IL
in horse from slipping, but should NJ
,e be used at any other time, as the
m cause contracted heels and quartz
tcracks. Rural Home.