| Show SHOULD A HORSE BE CLIPPED IN THE EARLY recommended BY LEADING veterinarians all th aking lyben readily recognize its advantages A hors is a valuable asset and should receive the best caie possible he should be well fed comfortably stabled carefully grommo I 1 and clipped in the earl sprigg it he receives these attentions he will a well and improve in value A horse lives under artificial conditions in his wild state he required none of these attentions tor he wis able to look out for himself the don animal being whorled under condi eions that are in themselves artificial must be 1 ept in condition for such worl the clipp ng of a horse in the barte spring is now couce led by all the leading veterinarians to be as essen bial to a horse s well being as shoeing him or giving him a comfortable bd to lie on farmers in england and france have been cl aping their horses for man ears and american farmers are not slow to realize it advantages A clipped horse dries out rapidly after a hard days work and will rest comfortably and be re fleshed for the worl the following day an horse Is liable to catch the heaves imonia and all sorts of colds rl etc more espee ally is this so in the early spring when his hair is longland he is soft it worl ed hard he hill per freely and the moisture will be held by his long hair and the food that should go to him will be used to replenish the heat that is be ing constantly taken from his body by the masar of cold wet hair it clipped the perspiration will ate almost as soon as secreted and when put in the stable he rests corn fort ably and his food does him good some ears ago a buffalo street car company tested the value of clipping in the following manner they own ed horsey and of these were clipped early in the spring and were not clipped A careful record was kept of results and it was foun I 1 that of the horses were afflicted with coughs and monja while ot the clipped not of sickness was reported A man would not expect to enjoy very good health it he did hard man ual work clothed with heavy under wear a heavy suit and a fur overcoat agaj after perspiring freely as he naturally would go to sleep without removing same it Is just as lous to expect a horse to be in perfect health it worked under the same con editions it you would get the best returns from your investment in our horse treat him right and be surland sura and clip him in the early spring A alist class horse clipping machine can be bought at almost any hardware store for less than horse review dec eth 1905 |
