Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-07-15 | Page 10 | Horse Rules for Hot Weather

4 Horse Rules for Hot Weather 4 1 I Load Lodd lightly and drive slowly 2 Stop In tho the shade shado It If po possible 3 A sponge on top of tho t e hood head Cr even enn a cloth I Is good If it kept wet U f dry It l is worse than nothing 4 Water your horse as ILS often as 81 So long as a II horse homo Is I working water in small quantities will not hurt him But let him drink only a few swallows it if he ij fa faI going to stand stilt stilL I 6 S When W en he comes In after work pongo oft off the harness marks and sweat his eyes eyu eye his bis nose and mouth I andI and the dock Wash h his feet but not his leg legi 6 If the thermometer I Is 75 de- de degrees de degrees grees or higher wipe him all oer o o With wit a damp sponge using vinegar water If It pO l Do not wash the horse hone at night 7 Saturday night give a 0 bran mash h lukewarm and add a table spoonful ot of o saltpetre 8 Match your horse hOrM If he ho stops stop sweating suddenly or If h hi hf breathes breathe short and quick or 01 It his Mrs can droop or If It he ho stands with his legs leg b braced ed sIdeways sideway ho he l-i l In tn danger of nf a boat boot or sunstroke and needs p at once 9 It If the horse Is fa overcome by heat pet get t hin him Into the shade ro- ro ro ron novo n vo barn harneu and bridle wash out his hi month ipong spOnge him all aU over r his legs Ies leg and aad g give him two Ounces of aromatic sprits of ot onh am or to two ounces of 10 Let spirits of If nitre nitre In a pint of water ter or give him hima a pint of o coffee w warm m Cool Coot his hi nead fend at once using u cold water or en If chopped Ice wrapped In a 0 cloth 10 If It the hor horse e Is off oft bl his teed feed try him with two quarts quart of oats with bran and a little ter and add a little salt or sugar Or give him him oatmeal cal gruel ST or barley to drink 11 Clean CIan your horse at night so he can rest well and clean hIm thoroughly The salt dandruff drying on his skin makes him un- un un and often produces i ores cores under the tho harness 12 Do not tall fall to water wILter him at atI right I ight after he ho ha has eaten his hay If you dont don't he ho will be thirsty all nIght allI I 13 If It It i Is B so hot that the horse sweats In the stable at night tie nim outside with bedding under tieI I him Unless he cools oft off the th night he lie cannot well stand the then I n next t days day's heat I