Show CARING FOR FARM HORSES by observing vins a few precautions Ir fanner ariner may avoid losa lofts of 0 birne expense and injury to animals dy by 11 II E KINO MAN A horse cannot do satisfactory work with shoulders that pain him every time he takes a stop the horse may be looked upon as a machine that Is expected to do so much work and it some of the mechanism Is out of order then the amount of work is lessened but also the animal must be looked upon as a creature with feeling and ambition taking pride in its worx work that la Is a willing obedient and therefore valuable servant and should be properly cared for the first thing of importance to consider in the draught horse Is the collar most of the injured shoulders are arc the result of 0 poorly fitting collars and the fault usually lies in a collar being too large it la is a good idea to have a harness maker lit fit the collars to your horses lie he may be ablo able to remove ren ove padding and tn in other ways waya make the collar over so BO that it will fit nicely heavy collar pods pads are to be avoided it if po possible Ible they are hot and cause the shoulders to sweat this keeps the pad and shoulder wet and the skin becomes soft and blisters easily dirty collars are probably as responsible for sores boulders as fitting ones in the spring especially when the horses hair is long ile he Is soft from lack of work and sweats profusely ahlo forms a gummy dirt that adheres to tho the collar and makes when dry a hard rough surface rhe fhe ordinary farm hand band feels that his duty Is dono done if he scrapes the dirt from the collar with the back of his bis jackknife this method however Is not an especially good one for the leather of the collar and a smooth surface is not left A damp sponge used in the evening as won soon as the collar Is taken off will in ono or two minutes remove tho the dirt this may be followed by an oiled rag if this la Is done the collar in the morning should be soft and smooth careless driving delving jerking a horse out of the furrow and into it again allowing him to work with his head bead around on one side all tend to produce sore shoulders of course the first precaution to take Is not to ask a colt to do a full days work until he learns something about his job and ceases to fret the shoulder will then gradually become toughened it is a good idea to sponge the shoulders with cold water just plain cold water alum water hns has been u used d to good advantage also weak solutions leons lt of tannic add acid alcohol tends tenda to toughen the skin the injuries to the top of the neck very frequently terminate in fi withers etc A blister near the point of the shoulder is ie likely to become a callous callous and form what Is known as a cold abscess ill fitting collars and poor drivers are equally responsible for a condition known as sweeny |