The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-17
NoRse sENsE.
The Kind Nesssd. Not BY the Anlaol
buo BY the Owner.

bu9 by the Owner.
wonder II any one can give a res.
sonable excuse Tor watering horses az
coon as they have finished meal or
Just before going ont Tor a drive. says
a writer In Suburban Life In the FIRST
place. the oats are washed out Of the
stomach into the intestinal canals.
where they cannot he dlgested and
must be an active Irritant. and. IN the
second. stomach fun OF water makes
horse dull and logy A little at
time and that 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 a mo
ment? AS soon as It halted one fore
foot was thrown forward because
something was wrong and there was
pain.
IL you had examined the animal you
might have found somc heat about the
coronct or some sensitiveness along the
muscles Of the pasten or about the
mike. Your friend says, call veter-
mary and have him uerycd."
A better way Is 10 stop using for a
few days, remove the shoes and let the
horse stand on peat moss II an earth
door Is not TO be had or course the
gralu ration must be graatly Juced
and bran mashcs substituted
Then see II the heels have been cut
20 low as to strain the muscles OF the
leg or the toes left long TO insure more
stride or the foot is not properly bal
anced. "No foot. no horse.n is an old
adage,
Why not take away those cribs and
iet your horse feed from the noorI Il
will require more time for Il 10 con.
sumo meal, but that is surely no Oh.
lection. and the animals digestion will
be improved.
How about that horse which is so
ravenous FOR gralng Did you ever try
one OF those cribs with cups 70 prevent
botisg OF the grain. or have you ex-
perimented by scattering the oats
along the side Of the stall door so they
must be eaten slowly7 Any device
which necessitates twice the time
usually consumed In putting away n
ration Of grain viii materially aid the
appearance, service and condition OF a
horse.
DO you stay with your horse while
be is being shod? How, then, do you
know that he is being kindly trentedY
I saw n good smith strike horse over
the head the other day with his rasp
and the marks of that blow will re.
main for weeks
Many valuable animals have been
permanently injured 10y such blows
given under impulse, the result OF vex.
htious switching Of tnil or struggling
No sane man will allow the connecting
hoof structure between the wall OF the
foot and the frog to be cut away sim.
ply to give a more pleasing appearance
BY this one makes certain contrac-
ton Of the heels. with all It's attendant
permanent Ills, This tissue IS the nat
ural hoof expander aud as such must
be closely guarded.
One OF the most successful stage
ago that horse would last e third
longer and do better service N its hnr~
ness fitted IN every part, and ! think
he was right Take look the next
time you drive out and see IL the horse
IS the right distance from the carriage
10 insure the minimum OF force In
moving ana yet not hit IL the collar
fits. the breastplate or holdback is no,
too high or low or the saddle too far
forward. A business man or better
still, woman will at Il glance detect
anything wrong.