The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-04
HORSE SENSE.
The Kind Needed, Not by the Horse
hut by the Owner.

as soon as they have finished meal
or just before going out for a drive,
says writer in Suburban Life.
In the first place, the oats are
washed out of the stomach into the
intestinal canals, where they cannot
be digested and must be an active
irritant, and, in the second, stomach
full of water makes horse dull and
often is good rule in watering
stock.
Did you see that warning signal
which nature threw out the other
day as you stopped your horse for
moment? AS soon as it halted one
forefoot was thrown forward be
cause something was wrong and
there was pain
If you had examined the animal
you might have found some heat
about the eoronet or some sensitive
ness along the muscles of the pas
tern or about the ankle. Your
friend says "call veterinary and
have him nerved"
A better way is to stop using for a
few days, remove the shoes and let
the horse stand on peat moss if an
earth floor is not to be had OF
greatly reduced and bran mashes
substituted.
Then see if the heels have been
cut so low as to strain the muscles
of the leg, or the toes left long to
insure more stride, or the foot is not
properly balanced mo foot no
horse" is an old adage.
Why not take away those cribs
and let your horse feed from the
floor? 1t will require more time
for it to consume meal, but that
is surely no objection and the ami
mails digestion will be improved
How about that horse which is so
ravenous for grain? Did you ever
try one of those cribs with cups to
prevent boiling of the grain, or have
you experimental by scattering the
oats along one side of the stall floor
so they must be eaten slowly? Any
device which necessitates twice the
time usually consumed in putting
away ration of grain will material
ly aid the appearance. service and
condition OF horse.
Do You stay with your horse while
he is being shod? How then do you
know that he is being treated kind
ly? | saw a good smith strike a
horse over the head the other day
with his rasp and the marks of that
blow will remain for weeks.
Many valuable animals have been
permanently injured by such blows
given under impulse, the result of
: veXatious switching of tail or strug-
Cling. No sane man will allow the
connecting hoof structure between
the wall of the foot and the frog to
be cut away simply to give a more
y pleasing appear diiCe.
BY this one makes certain con-
traction OF the heels, with all its
attendant permanent ills. This It's
sue is the natural hoof expander
and as such must be closely guard
ed
Did you ever have your fost fitted
tn eha. 1r do Won incict IN havip q
shoes fitted to your feet? Why, then
allow blacksmith ~ fit your
horses foot to the hot shoe by burn
I ing the hoof until there is equal
bearing?
To be- surs there may be no evil
dence of pain, but the soaring of the
hoof structure with a hot irCp never
wili be permitted by humane man
That the operation Injuries the foot.
making contraction more likely and
unbalances the adjustment Of parts
cannot but be admitted.
One OF the nost successful stage
drivers of the old time tald me years
ago that horse would last a third
: longer and do better service II its
harness fitted in every part-and
think he was right. Take q look
the next time YOU drive out and see
if the horse is the Fight distance from
the carriage to insure the minimum
OF force in moving same and yet not
hit; II the collar fits, the breastplate
or holiback is not too high or low
or the saddle 700 far forward. A
business man. or better still, a wo-
man, will at glance detect anything
wrong.