The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-21

the middle OF the summer on n good
clover pasture). or whether the ami
nal Is constantly stabbed. GentIcness
4 at feeding time is nl important IL you
ahould. There are few horses in thiss
world that Will not respond to kind
ness Many 81 good horse has to go
thirsty for hours Just because his rider
actually afraid to drink when he is
ridden to the stream or trough. The
poor animal Is expecting a Jerk on the
II not what Ia still worse, both at the
same time, just because tho animal
Ing to drink, or els. was too fast for
his riders fancy, and thus pulled on
the. relns u little harder than the rider
had expected. The animal which has
been treated as I have mentioned above
VIII be put into the, stable when he
reaches home, with the remark from
the rider: = offered him water, but he
would not drink; put him in the stall
| and feed him" AS the poor horse goes
groom, with the remark wait until
! am ready" with the result that this
time. the horse's head strikes the top
=, Or side OF the stall, and thus he gets
now go All night thirsty and with n
sore mouth. and perhaps aching head
Mho can expect horses to improve when
Siiis subjected To llke tnfSy
Yet only few days ago I observed
Just related though it when a." asked nt the
owner. what he would take for the
horse he said the animal cost him sew
eral hundred dollars, and that he was
not for sale now. cannot see how
man can AFFORD to pay. his money for
n good horse and then throw the money
men do not hesitate to say that there
is no money in horses; that they meet
with too many accidents, cost too much
to keep Them, and so on.
AS matter of fact, good horse Is
not going 10 stand bad treatment. If
Il does not kill the animal, 1t will ruin
his disposition, as he is certainly GO
Ing ing to, to resent rough. treatment BY
and who can blame the horse?
Proper Diet.
While the pasture is tho place for
some animals. it is not the place for
all horses at all times. BY this I
turned on grass at the very time they
should not be made to Craze for a
living: A horse right from the city
grass alone for his living. The animal
should be kept in good. shady pas
ture. Qhis applies to the animal re-
ceiving absolute resD, with running
stu more important, he should have
good, cool. roomy STALL into which
he can go each morning when the sun
gets warm and here the animal should
receive at least two feeds of grain,
wheat-bran and oats twice a day, and
have a rack full of good. clean hay,
from which to eat during the day The
animal Will also use the stall during
cool rains and hail-storms. With
treatment like this a horse can, in two
months time, be put in the best OF
condition. provided .he Is at all times
handled by gentle person. Again.
there is no reason for allowing q
horses coat to becor-o rough and badly
sun burned simply because the animal
Is getting a little grass each day.
Daily grooming, especially If the horse
is allowed the use of stall or has a
plenty of shade during the heat OF the
day. will TO large extent prevent this.
While several months rest, with the
use and privilege of the pasture in
season. is the making of many good
horses which are even in some cases
nearly past work, yet to require a horse
to depend upon the pasture without
looking after the animal daily and
actually Seeing that the horse has a
plenty to eat. and is made comfort
able, Is a mistake which many people
make simply because they have been
advised to put their horses on pasture
Again. horses. when put on the pas
ture field curing the period when flies
are plentiful, should be properly shod
just before they are allowed to go on
grass, instead of doing as many peo-
pie do, have the shoes pulled off. The
horse must stamp to keep the flies from
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