The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-09-16
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DRAFT AoRs.Es'
YoNtsney to Defective Fore Feet 10 .
Great Weakness.

think the weakest polat Ia 90
1agt horses to-day 10 defective tofa
oook AZ nearly as can estimate IRON
~ Investigations made in tho seoo04
Sasa sale stables in Chicago. where
1ojjy 20 per cent. Of the draft horses
MT are used upon that city's streets
~ thrown aside. at least rs per cent
q The draft horses are rendered use
1oos after few years. service becsuoe
q jsmeness. the seat Of which 10 n
~ Ioes feet
Yeu 60 onto the market II ChicaU
N1tb . bunch Of god draft horses to-
eaJs, the nrst Fart of the horse ~
OVyop looks ct 10 the fore foet and Il
W. szs not sound and right, the prizes
r iDmedistely cut down.
T1o fore feet are the most impss>
1nnt pert of the horse from the users
s1na4poipt in the United States today.
- very little attention u paid .
3hat point q rule.
TDe second weakest point 10 IN tn
hnek Joint, and about IL .psr cent Of
- trpft horses In our large cities ars
IaoooSded because of weak. defective
- unsound hook joints. These Two,
- fore feet and the hook Joints. are
potots which We should consider care
INV. ~
Now, what are the weaknesses IN
~ ioet7 We are using In this coun.
~ more Percherons than we are Of
ell other draft breeds together; they
oro the breed that seems to bo the
nost suited to our American people,
aaa tbs Percheron horses fore feet Il
vsrhaps his weakest point. Many Of
1n>m are too small; not small perhaps
n tho surface of the ground, but small
vhsro the hoof aud the hair Join u
- honf-head or coronet. This 10 the
sasticular part of your PercheroD
fcyse's fot. which you should ex
asnIps carefully in looking for weak
nsss In breeding horse. Got = good
lafxs hoof-head, with plenty OF depth
ssd width in hoof at the heel, then ses
SkAk the pastern or ankle blends nice
IL Into the hoof. The ankle from thu
6,elpck joint down to tho foot in thu
rsrcheron IL frequently very shor'
oaI worry straight, and II long. set,
10 ssr back. Pasterns should have
- angle Of about Is degrees. bu1
should be clean and smooth and show
0ts Of quality Of fiber and give = full
Vide, round blending Of the bone and
sipsw into the hoof. Now, then, thu
test itself. Got 2 foot that Is wide IL
H. heel and deep from coronet Il
nrouud surface. Get q horse with
loot chat is dense. that 10. closenes'
4 the "tibers altogether. You do mo-
want . hoof in which the fbers an
not tstd closely together. giving yos
4 smooth. hard. bone-like horn. 4
S,of that is not smooth on It's surface
dense and close fibered, will not hole
the shoe and will wear OF very quick
IL II not shod.
When you look at the bottom Of TIL
apUt, get one that is concave. hollowet
10 IN the center and with a good
,arxe, full, well-developed frog. Thu
dog 10 one Of the most importan
sarts OF the horses foot, the cUshiol
rhich is placed there by Nature II
break the conclusion as the h~rse putt
liz foot to the ground. Very frequent
H., as our horses are shod in THU
sountry, the weight comes all outside
- the rim of the, foot, which is no
Intended to bear all the weight, bu
We have 80 shod the horse in man!
instances that the frog is all drawn
No and shriveled and the sole is fiat
ssned out.