Show SHOULD A HORSE BE CLIPPED CLIPPING IN THE EARLY SPRING recommended BY LEADING veterinarians all thinking men readily recognize its advantages A horse la Is a valuable asset and should receive the best beat care possible 11 lie e should be well fed comfortably stabled carefully groomed a and d clipped n lit in the early spring it if ho he receives these attentions he will work ork well and in value A horse lives under artificial conditions la ia his wild state slate he required none or of these attentions foi he be was able to look out for himself the domesticated animal being worked und under er conditions that are in themselves artificial must be kept in condition for such work the clipping of a horse in the early spring la Is now conceded by all the leading veterinarians to be as essen bial to a horse a well being as shoeing him or ghang him a comfortable bed to lie he on farmers in Fri fridland gland and france have been clipping their horses for many years and american farmers are not blow to realize its adi advantages vantages A clipped horse dries out rapidly after a hard days work and will rest comfortably and be re fre fleshed a bed for the work the following d daiy diy ly an unclipped horse Is liable to catch the heaves pneumonia and all sorts of colds coldi rheumatism etc more especially Is this so in the eaily spring when his hair Is long and he be is soft if worked hard he will per spire freely and the mois moisture turo will be hold held by y his long hair and the food that ii should go fco to nouri bli him will be us used ed to replenish the heat beat that Is being constantly jalon tal on bioni ilia hla body by the mass of cold wet hair it if clipped the perspiration will ate almost as aa soon as secreted and when put in the stable lie be rests corn com forta bli and his food does him good some years ago a buffalo street car company tested the value of clipping in the following manner they own ed lioi fecs and of f thesel were clipped early in the spring and were not clipped A ireful record was as kept ot of results slid and it was foun faunl that of the tive lipped horses we afflicted with mith coughs and apriell monia while of the clipped riot not one case of sickness was A man would not expect to e enjoy i cry good health it if he did hard men man ual work c clothed alth heavy u under wear a heavy suit and a fur overcoat and after perspiring freely as he naturally would go to sleep without removing same it ts Is just as ridiculous to expect a horse to be in perfect health it worked under the he same con dillons it if you would get the best returns from your investment ln in your horse treat him right and be sure and clip him in the early spring A first class horse clipping machine can be bought at almost any hardware store for less than horse review dec ath 1905 |