Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-06
For Practical Farmers
How Do you Treat Your Hor..


How does the owner of hor,.
treat 1t? Is its welfare looked after,
Is 1t well cared for In hot weather =.
lin the coolest days in winter? Do w.,
see that your horse has plenty OF fesd
water and protection? Do YOU scoas
whip or abuse it because 1t failed In a.
your bidding, when, perhaps, the FAM,
is more yours than the poor aninap,,
Have you ever stopped to consider n.
treatment that you give to your horsa,
Are you kind and gentle to It? m.
horse today is admitted by evervons
to be one of the most Intelligent =.
animals. in any cases using be,ter
Judgment than its master. VIZ,
should you not treat your horse ueli,
Is it not the animal that bears tba
heaviest burdens? 1t works hard eacs
day in return even for harsh treat
ment.
Did you ever consider that II 10.
mands as good care as you do? Ye,
that poor animal cannot tell how !,
feels. 1t is your faithful servant al.
ways ready to do you bidding. II ha,
no choice in what it would do. How
often it is that the poor animal is driv.
en- hard. and then when allowed 70
stop, is left to stand in the hot sum
Recently a man worked his horses In
the field until one of them laid down
In the harness to rest. Yet, you say
1T is only horse" True enough bn,
suppose you were in it's place could
not tell how hot and tired YOU wore
but were driven on, and il you became
LITTLE Clnyy eyi1
whip.
Look into the animals eyes il you
would see the sad expression, mo one
cares for me; am only a horse" Did
you ever consider that the horse is the
animal which has been the making Of
this country? Where would We be to-
day without the horse? Would We
| stand as one of the grandest nations
on the globe? Man furnished the
brains, the horse the muscle. Go into
any city, town or village on a cold
January day and you will find many
horses standing in the cold without
blankets. while you will likely find the
owners in a saloon or grocery smoking
and enjoying themselves by a comfor-
table fire, never considering the faith
full animal that has made 1t possible
for them to enjoy such comforts.
Treat the horse the best; give him
warm blanket in cold weather. give him
a warm barn to sleep in when it is sold,
good bed of straw to lie on; in sum-
mer shade to sleep under, with green
grass for a bed. Nothing is too good
for the horse; it has served you well.
Do you feed your horse well after
working it hard all day? When you
work hard all day you must eat Your
horse is the same; give him plenty of
good food. 1t earns it,: it deserves
much better than it gets. "A business
man recently said: my horses must
have something to eat if have to do
without" In hot weather We enjoy
cool. fresh drink: doesn't your horse?
See that your horse has = plenty 4 of
good, fresh water. How often Is 1t
that We see several horses standing
around watering trough on a hot day
waiting for their master to give them
a drink? You can ask for drink, or
you can pump it, but the horse can do
neither.
If you must put your horses in a
pasture where there is no shade. make
one; see that they have some protection
from the hot sun. If in winter and there
is no barn. make a straw shed. cover it
heavily with straw and it will be of great
benefit. Your horse has feeling the same
as any human; it is quick to know kind
ness. Horses soon learn who feeds. wa
tiers and pets them. They soon know who
is kind. A horse will often tell you when
he wishes something. Not long ago
man came out from a house to unite his
horse; it looked at him and neished. as
much as to say, Il am hot. give me
drink. but the owner only united it.
climbed into his buggy and drove off. 1t
has been said. Tell me how man treats
treats his family"
How often is it that horse receives
nothing but abuse? Those who scold and
whip their horses always have trouble
with them. There was a man who was
always swearing. beating and scolding
his horses. The man got religion" and
he said he believed the horses got re-
ligion. too. He had no more difficulty
with them. What was the trouble with
the horses. Have you ever noticed when
a horse gets frightened. if instead of us
ing your whip. you are quiet and talk
kindly to it. what a difference there is?
The horse takes courage and trusts you
Can you wonder that it becomes fright
ened when it cannot understand, or thinks
1t is in danger? AS long as horse mas
confidence in his master it is all right.
Suppose some time when you get fright
ened some one would begin on you with
a whip; do you think that would help the
matter? Much more may be done
through kindness than by whipping.
The man who is kind and gentle to his
horses usually has good horses. No man
can afford to abuse his horse. How often
we find man who, after having used a
horse until it is worn out or blind, sells II
n uh r1yiI1 for it,
Shame on the man who will be guilty OF
such an act Keep that horse give it the
best place you have; that fanimal has
served You well; it has been your servant.
There is no doubt in my mind that each
man owning a horse will some day have
to give an account of his treatment of II.
Because the horse is old and only in the
way. some will trade him off. or turn him
out on the public roads to get along the
best he can. Are you treating your old
family horse that way? If so. stop ana
consider it has made YOU many dollar
Care for 1t: protect it, and give It warm