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Show I CARE OF HORSES IN HOT WEATHER A creat many horses are laid up 1 again this summer with sore shoulders. This can be remedied in a very large measure with sense and care A good horse collar is the main part f the harness and it should be of the very best kind and fit the animal's neck perfect l The collar should be kept clean at all times and the horses shoulders well washed and brushed daily Much dust and dirt arise in the fields and on the roads at this season and these are caught, and held on the moist and sweaty shoulders and collar, col-lar, t he re to form hard lumps and ridges. i:ery time the cellar is put on the horse it should be examined for these lumps and ridges If any found they should be caretully brushed and rubbed away A tier each day's work, especially in warm weather, bathe and clean tho shoulders with a mixture of warm water, salt and soda Hot water is one of the best known natural agents for relieving soreness due to sprains, bruises, and excessive pressure of the animal body. Salt and soda are healing and disinfecting agents. A little alum and tannic acid, the Juice from the bark or leaves of oak or willow trees, will heal and toughen tho skin and should be applied with warm water. Regularity of work counts in everything, every-thing, ami especially In th- handling of animal. The horse that is worked regularly acquires strong muscle3 and lough shoulders. Many farmers allow their work horses to remain idle for several days or even weeks at a time, and then Immediately put them into hard service. serv-ice. A horse that has been Idle for several sev-eral days should be given very light and moderate work for the first day or two so that the muscle and skin will regain their strength and toughness P it a better plan to arrange some work for the horses dally, in this way their bodies never become soft ' and weak, hence they seldom become 111 or Injured and ore always in traiu- I lug for efficient service & ' ' Ascot' Chief, First Prize Three-Year-Old Stallion. |