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Show curly In tlm Bprlnh'- Thin In a valuable valu-able mill perfectly feaiilblo practlco when) tbo driver known bla buHlnetm i anil protoctH tlio horao from BiuUlen cbangeH and bad weather, but. It Ih Hafer to follow tlio ball' clipping; plan, for moat liornn owners, until warm weather has como to Htay, and with Its advent moat of tlio rcituou for olio-ping olio-ping horses departs. Pneumonia, and kindred diseases are more prevalent at this time of year than at any other, and thiH prevalence Is duo morn to changing seasons and work than to any other ono cause. As far as possible, avoid getting your homes too warm, and protect them carefully while they are cooling and drying off. While It la dealrable to get them dry aH noon as possible after stopping work, they must not run any rltdc of chilling while drying. Where horses have box stalls or can roll around on an ample supply of dry bedding they will dry out fairly soon. If there are a large number of them in the banie room, means must bo provided pro-vided to drain the liquid manure from tlio stall Honrs aa fast as possible, and the stable loom must be thoroughly thor-oughly ventilated, without drafts. UorsoH which aro clipped all over do not suffer from the first warm weather as much as undipped or partly part-ly clipped horses. They perspire less, and hence dry off faster. For this very reason it is necessary to blanket them carefully during cool weather In order to keep them from drying too rapidly and contracting colds. With the opening of the spring season sea-son many horses which have been doing do-ing but light work during the winter will be required to Btart In doing a full day's work, and this change will be made very suddenly. As a result, they will develop the various troubles that afflict green horses, and it is well to take all possible precautions against Btich troubles. Start them in as easily as possible, increasing the work gradually. I Care of Horses. It Is a very good practice to clip horses, partly or in whole, at this time of the year. We believe that the European custom of clipping the legs and belly as high as the traces come, is rather better than our own usual method of either clipping all over or stopping just above the knees and hocks. Any clipping- which frees the lower part of the horse's body from long hair is a decided advantage while the muddy period lasts, and this is particularly true during the raw cold spring weather and late winter, than to save the horse. Half clipping allows what mud adheres ad-heres to the belly and legs to be easily eas-ily removed, and the skin then dries rapidly. Nature is surprised by the first warm weather in the spring, the horse still has his heavy coat of winter win-ter hair, and he perspires profusely at his ordinary work. Most of the sweat soaks down on the legs and belly, keeping the whole horse wet from its vapor. If this can be overcome, the rest of the horse's body can be dried off with comparative ease. The only way to overcome It at this time of year is to clip the lower half of all of the body. Clipping the lower part of the legs only simply aids in keeping these parts free from mud, and this sort of clipping Is done more to save work There are not many who advocate or practice clipping the entire body |