Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-05
H COLTS FEET.

When the colt Is taken i'll from liic pas
tura its iioofs are usually long. and eX-
tending down below the sole ior Il more
or less considerable distance so that when
ii * put upon the hard hoo, OF allowed
20 eXcrcisc uuon the frozen ground. the
lloofs breaks Off irroeularly or where it
does not hreal. off it is very likely to
wear uneven and then the weight OF the
body upon the legs has Il tendency In put
them out OF the proper alignment thereby
throwing too rluch strain upon sorne parts
wh.le other parts do not have 10 sustain
tieit proper amount OF weight.
Aud this unequal distribution of weight
has ~ tendency to produce Al, excessive
development OF the parts that bear tho
heavy norton while the other parts ID
not fully develop. and as the colt grows
to maturity this disproportionatc develop
mcnt OF the foot and lex is very likely To
continue with the result that when ma
turity is reached OF before, these parts
are in such 4 preserved condition that thcy
soon give ont under the strain work and
the animal goes lame with what Is very
often an incurable trouble. Much of this
could bc cbviated If IA little attention was
given to the foot. especially when the ami
ma IS taken from the soft cushion like
ground of the pasture and placed in the
hard floor of the stable or frozen ground.
Ii - not difficult to level w u colts
feet. AZ the tools that are needed is IL
pair of hoof cutting pinchcrs and u l0oi
rasp. The long parts OF the hoofs can be
removed with the pinchers, and after
these are removed the wall can lie icyclcd
and smoothened with the rasp. 1t should
not take over five or ten minutes to prop
eriy treat .ll four feet OF IA small colt.
And II it ~ done at the proper time.
SPAWN and rinsbonc and such diseases
VIII not be 50 prevalent.
Again the free high stepping salt OF d
colt is often materially interie!rcd with be
cause c. the improper developments of tic
foot and Les.
This may appear like a little thing ami
all theory TO many farmeIss but when you
take into consideration the number OF
steps that an animal takes In travelling =
mile. and figure the length of dine il re
luiroS to tax" u step. or to put it another
way figure the number of steps an animal
takes per minute in travelling tour or 1ivc
niles On hour. one can readily see that q
very slight iinpercept.ble hitch at each
step. would soon amount to considerable
and then take into cone liberation The fact
that tho animal not only has To carry its
own weight besides such a load AS may
he behind and also This defect due 10
faulty development, ii should be evident
to all that "A small defect will in reality
amount 20 much ut the close of the day.
And this DAY after day VIII sooner of later
tell upon the vitality of the parts If not
upon the general system of the animal.
Nj are familiar with the old adage. no
font no horse But few people like 10
drive Il lame horse consequently any
lameness especially one that is likely TO
remain permanent. Very materially re
Guccs TIL. value of The animal.
Ordinarily the sole and frog of the foot
of 4 colt should not he interferred with
any moro than is necessary to level up the
foot. but whenever the wall breaks off