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Show HORSE NOTES. <br><br> Three hundred and seventeen horses have records of 2.25 or better. <br><br> Overfeeding, irregular feeding, improper watering, and indifferent grooming, are all bad. <br><br> Very many of the diseases and ailments with which horses are afflicted are brought on by indifferent care. <br><br> Horses have been known to go blind from standing in dark stables. The stables should be so lighted that the light will not fall directly on the horse's eyes. The windows should be at the rear of the stalls. <br><br> WARTS ON HORSES. - Anoint the wart several times with clean, fresh hog's lard, about two days between times. Fresh lard, by the way, is good for cuts, bruises, galls, etc. A stock-keeper reports to us that he has cured warts by applying tar. <br><br> TO PREVENT GALLED SHOULDERS. - Rub the collars inside every few days with a little neatsfoot oil, and when any dirt is found sticking like wax to the collar, wash it off with warm soapsuds, and then oil it; also oil any chafed spot on the shoulder of the horse as soon as discovered. The same remarks may be applied to the use of saddles, or any part of the harness which happens to gall. <br><br> SWEENY. - In young horses sweeny, or wasting of the muscles of the shoulder, is often a consequence of unsteady pulling with an ill-fitting collar. Cupping the shoulder will not do. Apply for some time once a day a potion of equal parts of oil of turpentine and tincture of cantharides. Shake the bottle while applying the contents. Liberty outdoors every day in suitable weather. |