Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-24
awning 4 Horse No Easy Job.


paving horse is a transaction in
hich nthe other fellow" is very apt
got the best of the bargin. This is
snecialIy SO when the animal is pur-
,aoad from an unreliable dealer There
,oiuts about horse that tricky
,,.ier can cover up, and to be on the
=. side it is well for farmers and
,,bers to closely study up the matter.
The first thing to do is take gener-
! look at the horse. Every one has
NJ own ideal for shape, style or gen, r
make up. If upon obseryati IN, tn
found satisfactory, examine his
,ocks and watch bis tanks, then study
Ma head. Generally defects in horse
70 located in the wind o. in the hook.
sosyins blood and bone) are read Iy
Affected; the blood SPAWN shows puffy
engagements which the man that il
.lIing will be apt to explain as wind
nuas, but which are always spavins
when found, about the hooks. The
bone growth over the inside Of the
jOint.
The TANKS are as a rule, bound to
eypose the heaves, although it is
uossible to dope the animal in such
way as to very effectualiy conceal il,
except to careful observer. If salts
fed on that score, yet to his head the
uestriIs will determine horses wind.
lfthere is any thing wrong there be
an unusal expansion and contraction
If the nostrils and, though Ghis may
be only very slight, at when rest, il is
50 violent at other times that wrinkles
are formed above and back OF the nos
triIs which very closely prove the de-
gree to which he is affected. Just
about what horses wind is can be
told by placing the ear to the windpipe.
A good bright eye is important. If
it is little playful all the better. The
forehead should be wide and ears set
well apart. The ears are telltale of a
balky or kicking horse. Where they
are found with sharp points bent in
ware, and carried back AID close tc-
gether, there is cause for suspicion.
Probably the most difficult defect to
determine is shoulder trouble, as lane-
ness comes and goes. However, ii
horse has we'll built and well muscled
shoulders and shows signs of work, the
chances are his shoulders are III a
sound CONDITION.
The ABOVE will pretty nearly define
the disposition and the pay ical con
diticn OF lie horse. Bun man thar
peteuds TO be au expert horseman Will
examine m re closely, for here is not
an inch OF the horses body that is not
subject 20 somo disease or detect
Mere TAI may cover number OF de-
fects, an on mould learn TO distin-
guisn Ii. i5mpiy because he was fat,
many a w r,nies. horse has commau-
ded fan price while, o Tie other
hand many of the very best animals
have failed to find purchaser al any
prices for The reason that he did not
show the q, sired fat.
The age of morse is realty told by
the cups i'll the teeth. AL four years
there Will be permanent front teeth.
At five there are deep black cavities in
tn centres of all lower nippers. At
SIX these cavities disappear in the two
centre lower nippers. Two more lose
their cavities for each year TO the
eighth, and then the two centre upper
nippers lose their cavities, ano each
year two more, until at the age of ten
the teeth are all smooth, or retain only
a black speck. After the age of ten the
length of The teeth and tushes must be
judged; even then The aye can be de-
termlned only approximately.