Show 8 COLD COID WEATHER FOR DRIVERS dont use cold bits in cold weather your horses tongue is tender and his mouth is formed ol of delicate glands and tissues dont clip your horse when the mercury is at the freezing point dont tall fall to blanket your horse when he stands in the cold dont forget that nasal catarrh diphtheria bronchitis and other ills often result from exposure and the chill which follows suddenly checked perspiration dont fall to keep your horses shoes sharp when the streets are slippery I 1 dont put your horses feet in unskilled hands good feet are arc spoiled by bad shoeing dont don keep your horse in an overheated stable then stand him tor for hours in a freezing atmosphere and wonder why he became paralyzed dont fall fail to water your horse in the J morning the first thing but not with nith ice water dont load your horse too heavily when the streets and roads are are blocked with snow dont force him to back a heavy load over a heavy snowbank snow bank A sho v cl with a little energy will make it easier tor for bour our horse and your conscience dont try to convince your horse that he is on oil skates when his feet I 1 strike the sli slippery apery asphalt go slow my son dont fall fail to oil your wagon axles there is a heap of 0 humanity in wagon grease dont fail to properly shelter your stock from the cold and exercise them when necessary when the weather is cold dont fall fail to have your horses teeth examined of what use is food if your horse cannot eat cat it dont dock your horses tall he needs it in ill winter winte r as well as in summer and it was put there by a mas ilas ter hand adopt your horse natures curves are always graceful dont forget that there is more profit in coaxing a horse than in kicking hicking him try gentleness and s see ee how it grows on aou ou our dumb animals |