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Show SHOULD A HORSE BE CLIPPED? CLIPPING IN THE EARLY SPRING RECOMMENDED BY LEADING VETERINARIANS. All Thinking Men Readily Recognize Its Advantages. "A horso Is n valuable asset, and should receive the best caro possible. Ho should bo well fed, comfortably stabled, carefully groomed and clipped In tho early spring. It ho receives theso attentions he will work well and Improve In value. A horso lives under artificial conditions. In his wild state ho required none of theso nttcntlons, for ho was ablo to look out for himself. Tho domest(ca'tod animal, being worked under- conditions condi-tions that aro In themselves artificial, must bo kept In condition for such work. The clipping of a horso in tho early spring In now conceded by all tho leading veterinarians to bo ns cssen-tlnl cssen-tlnl to a horse's well being ns shoeing him or giving him a comfortable bod to Ilo on. Farmers In England nnd Franco have been clipping thoir horses for many years, and American farmers aro not slow to reallzo Its advantages. A clipped horse dries out rapidly after a hard day's work, and will rest comfortably and bo refreshed re-freshed for the work tho following day. An undipped horso is liable to catch tho heaves, pneumonia and all sorts of colds, rheumatism, otc. Moro especially is this so in the early spring, when his hair Is long and ho Is "soft" If worked hard ho will per-splro per-splro freely and tho molsturo will bo hold by his long hair, and tho food that should go to nourish him will bo used to replenish the heat that is being be-ing constantly taken from his body by the mass of cold wet hair. It clipped, tho perspiration will ovapor-ato ovapor-ato almost as soon as secreted, and when put In the stablo ho rests comfortably com-fortably and his food does him good. Somo years ago a Buffalo street car company tested the vahto of clipping In tho following manner: They owned own-ed 500 horses, and 250 of theso were clipped early In the spring and 250 wero not clipped. A cnrolm record was kept or results, and It was found that of tho 250 undipped horses 153 wcro afflicted with coughs and pneumonia, pneu-monia, whllo of tho 250 clipped not ono caso of sickness was reported. A man would not expect to enjoy very good health If ho did hard manual man-ual work clothed with heavy underwear, under-wear, a heavy suit and a fur overcoat, and artcr perspiring rreoly, as ho nnturally would, go to sleep without removing same. It Is Just as ridiculous ridicu-lous to oxpect a horso to bo In perfect health If worked under tho samo conditions. con-ditions. If you would get tho best roturns from your Investment In your horse, treat him right, nnd bo suro and clip him In tho early spring A first-class first-class horse-clipping machine can bo bought at almost any hardware storo for less than $7.00. Horse Review, Dec. Gth, 1905. |