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Show ABOUT HOnSESHOEINO. A Mrnn llUtlxinllli ; Hal Klinrlnt (nur 2ia IruUr lllaenvr. I was iu tho wnr nrirl) thru) years, ihoil and handleil n grcnt ninny horsea ami males, Imvo seen horwn sli iineftill) abused, and I can trutlifiill) ny I don t think that unco In n hnmlreil tluiw It was tho fault of tho horse I lmo shot kuiio of tho worst horses In shoe, novcr turned nny awnyon that nccount, nnd, although in my both j rar and n rripi lo, 1 ran ot shoo tlioorst horso nithout Injuring or beating him To illnstratoi An old Herman caino to my 1 luce, qulto n illstnnci', to (V t n "li.ll ono" shod and told mo ho had heard I thai bail horses nnd till not abuso them I re Heel tint nbuso did not do tho shoeing I shod tho horse, ho did not iniko u lnUmoo, nnd the otwifir sccintil to think that I had usol Kimo sort of mnglo (Mv,ords,H ns ho ex; rcssitl It) to inako tho animal eland quiet. I tol 1 him thcro was ns murli nrt In holding Ilio foot so that it v us eisy for tho horse, to n bid holding tho foot so It would cramp him, nnd to bo can fill not lo excito him Inmiy way, nithrrouna Inthoiliigthofootiiin roper manner, and It eonld only bo learned by experience. experi-ence. When tlio J onng colt first stands nlono It standi on tho frogi of his feet, as they nro largo, prominent nnjllko jell). Tlicy gradually dry nnd liardon nnd jreMtho ijuarlrra arart (which nro clow together nt birth thoroughl) cuntnctal, na wo call It In tho adult horse) To keep tho hoof healthy tlio frog must hao natural pressure, nnd tho wholo hoof shout l bo v ctnt least tn Icon da), for n horso nt pasturo cr running wil 1 r, Duld naturally gel Ida feet wet every tlmo ho Aunt to get n drink In tho stroam Dout pnt anything on jour horses' feet but cold water with n llttlo hrnn or salt In it. If ho is sick, keep his feet damp with warm, wet cloths, lion t put corks or oiks on lili alines to keep his frog from touching tlio ground. 1 necr uwn horso lomo from ircssnro nuleeatho frotfliad bem nilneilby hid (hoeing I liavo seen lior s stand with weight on tlio frog, nnd tlio quarters Vfoull Priial ono-fourth ot an inch, without lllnchlnfr 1 noer sawn liorso that had iieer been shod lta o nalculur dlsetitw, uiiIom It lutl IxcnUpttleiluplnnttulilonul its feet kept lr). T)ontlmolilinshoil uulesa ho needs it, don tlno tlio calka on hl3 front thoea more than half nil Inch high, nnd lmo them thin, so they will tut iu nnd let tho frog liioinssuro, lia o tho wi li of tho shoo nnrrow , so that tho solo will ret pnssnro to keep it tongli nud limltli) , nail tho shoo ou ueir tlio toe, so that the foot cin hai o tho natural nat-ural spring without his teiihllira foot 1 rcsslng sldowlso iignliitt tho nails. I iiCMrmw Hat footed hones lunona elcular disease, nul the) e,ct tlio most frog pnrsure. It Is tho strong hobbled, lilgh hcilol liorni that Is ruro to get it if not handled carcfull). I)rlo tho nulla as low nnd ns far from tho quick ns pos slhlo to 1 eep tho shoo on as lonj ns it shoull stay on Ilio higher ou driu tho nnil nn I tho closi r ) ou ilrl o it to Ilia quick tho more damage lo tho hoof 1110 I orn is Heaviest or liiicarei lie wie too nnd gets thinner toward the heel or quarters nnd liottcn qulto thin on tho Insldoof tho foot within an Inch of the hid whero It get" thicker nnd Is quito ns thltk us it la nt tho toe, w luro it turns front nloug tlio frog nnd t,ets so thin nt tho Kiut of tho flog that it is ocarceh noticed, nn I man) men think there is nu horn arouiril tho jwlut of tho frog Ueorgo llatoa lu New York Tribune. |
