OCR Text |
Show BRIDLING HORSES IH WINTER. An exchange says that during the cold weather, owners of horses should exiu-ci.se. a little humanity toward dumb brutes. You will jiii'c von r hiii'ui I lie linin nf ;i roip mouth if you will always dip the bit in a bucket of cold water before putting it in his mouth. This ''takes the frost out" of the bit. If you want to know what would hnppen if you did not do this, put your tongue agaiu"t the bit after it his hung all night in zero temper:' tem-per:' I ore. You will mil take it away as easily as you put it there, and when you do get loose you will leave a piece of skin behind.: If the bit be put in cold water first, this will not happen. |