Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-05-31

prepares by The United States Depart
ETaent OF Aaffealtass,3
A wide chest provides abundant
rooFn for the heart and lungs, cease
quentis horse with such confortna-
ton would he likely TO hnve a strnng
constitution. Excessive widtf, In the
chest, however, with the foreiegs set
too near the outside is Liable 60 sauae
the horse 10 paddle with his trent feet,
On The other hand. Il narrow chest Is
generally associated with weak con-
stitusion and fnreiegs set too close Co
gether, prsdisposing the horse TO
strike these limbs together when inus-
Ing. Scars on the chest are not gen.
orally any more objectionable than
their disfigursng appearance.
! The structural examination OF the
! forelImbs begins with the forearm,
| which should show strong muscular
development on the outside just below
| Its junction with the shoulder, For
speed it should be much longer than
| the cannon. The knescap should be
broad. Scars ON the inside OF the knet.
show that the horse hits shese mefns
berS In moving. The cannon In which
the tendons and bones show proni-
| nently beneath the skin will stand
hard wear, because the tissues are Of
| dense, tough character. The fetiock
| Joint should be large enough to de-
! note strength without being coarse.
| Pasterns that are moderately loug and
that slope at an angle OF about a5
degrees with the ground aid In produc~
ing elastic, springy action which abb
serbs conclusions or Jars much better
| than short, upright pasterns. Pasterns
| too long and too near the horizontal
are weak. The foot that is not too
| wide or too narrow and long, but
which is fairly concave, with the frog
| ity. Low or contracted heels are more
liable to become unsound than are fair
/ II deep and open heels. Cracks and
many nail holes indicate poor quality
/ of the hoof.
The following are unsoundness and
bIemishes Of the forelimbs: Shoe
i boiIs, which are classed as blemishes
are caused by the horse lying down
cow fashion, thus pressing the elbow
with the shoe. The elbows are some
times irritated by the girth, which car
easily be padded or properly placed
thus avoiding continuance of the
trouble. The forearm is usually free
from unsoundness, but 1t may be blem
ished by injuries such as wire cuts
/ Scars on the front of the knees would
lead one to suspect stumbler.
/ Bony prominences known as splints
found on the Inside of the cannon jus'
below the knee, may cause iameness
when first developing or when close
enough to the knee to interfere witt
Its movement. Splints frequently dis
4 appear from young horses. The front o.
the cannon may be full, or the tendon:
/ at the back may be enlarged; these
are conditions brought about by train
ing and racing and are known a!
bucked skins and bowed tendons re
/ spectiveiy. They incapacftate horse
for fast work. The scars often asso
ciated with these conditions are due t.
the firing room. Wind puffs are du'
to fast or continuous road work, ant
while they do not decrease horse
immediate usefulness, they show tina
the animal has had considerable use
II the fetlock joint is unduiy large 1
is more or less unsound. This enlarge
ment may be permanent, from an oil
injury. or 1t may be due to hard or fas
work followed by lack Of exercise, o
to disease. The slight fuIlness tina
| promptly disappears with exercise 4
about as objectionable as wind puffs
Interfering when associated with fore
| legs set close together or with toein
out considerably deprecjates thu valu