Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-05
THE CARE OF HORSES
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has three bad places for the food to
lodge in, the glands first. in the neck
second and in the lower part OF the
chest. then in the stomach.
Where Disease Settles
Now comes the loin OF the horse,
where all diseases are settled, such as
kidneys and springcts and all OF the
back and spine troubles. Look out
for this part of the horse Lots of
times a wet sack OF salt brine will
give a horse relief until you can get
veterinary, but be sure that your
veterinary knows what he is treating.
Don't be afraid of offending him if
you ask him number of questions.
If he don't know he will begin to tell
you some big words that he don't
know what they mean, but | always
found DR.. Kcck to do his best and
will conc for relief night and day.
We have had case in this part that
can't be cured Now there comes our
college again; we have asked them
time and again about this disease and
they don't give = a cure nor tell the
poor farmer that he must not pasture
heet tops. nor cantaloupe fields. but
will. Sell the tops to cattle feeder
for s. per ton and pay $40 for good
bright hay; it is cheaper. So many
farmers take the tops of the stacks
and the bottom of the same to the
horse and put it in the hay rack for
the best friend you ever had, the
horse. He always gets the worst
iced that he will eat. and has to eat
or try to get ont and get cut on the
old barb wire fence. Now every kind
Of nusty straw can give horse pto-
maine poison as well As beet tops or
cantaloupes that are moldy.
A Perfect Horse
Here is picture OF perfect horse:
We will start from the end OF his
nose and go along down and see how
many deficient points we can find to
make him not fit for duty. In the
first place, he must have nice type
of head. good wide forehead.
well set out eye, nice size OF ear, a
good length OF neck, a good thin
throat and good pair OF jaws, a good
nice lengthy main and tail, good
nigh weather. a good sloping shoul-
Ter, and 4 well muscle built breast
and a good muscle. For draft horse
he muscle should be thick and heavy,
md a long muscle is better for road
work Look at the front foot and we
will go up his leg, y horse should
have Il good firm foot. not big ilat
sprawled out foot. as you see. that
ant get in a beet row. but a good
ound foot with plenty OF heel.
Shoe Boils
Farm horses can have shoe boils
Is well a, town horse. This is
-aused by horse laying on his shoe.
II can be cured by 4 big ring of stiff
Gather huckled around the ankle like
a wheel.
Sore wi,hcrs which make f-tiow
lro caused by a hruise from collar.
\ bruisc from going under a low
'arn. or having some bad blow with
/ club.
Other horses biting and bruising
he neck. Sore back is done lots Of
lines by bad saddle or a bad har-
ness. which can be done away with if
he saddle IS padded or harness fixed.
\ good fat leg now comes. The
tenant which so often makes road
lorse lame and farm horse too.
Now SO mauy-a horse will hurt hi,
Snee whether lie is going fast or slow
~ making 4 stumble and make, n
'ore knee and splint which i n
inside OF the front leg which makes
lame one.
Whirlbone
Here is bone that 4 common horse
nan don't think OF You will have
seen u man come up and strike Il
horse with shovel or 4 fork or a
,oard oil the side OF the tail, because
it is always fat and there and very
often the bone is hit and the horse IS
anne from this point. and not foun-
Tered at all. Then you will look al
he stille or the top OF the hip and call
t hip sweeney, but it is a fork or a
shovel bruisc on the whirlbonc joint
| have had experience on this line.
Bog SPAWN
Thurpins and spavins. curb SPAWN.