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Show ABOUT STALLIONS I I f WHAT about side bones in stallions? S.. I do not know that I would like to throw down a good horse f.r a side bone Which was not likely tn be troublesome. I know I am on somewhat dangerous ground In saying th.it, but from what 1 know ef a number of stallions (hut were that way I have come to that conclusion. Uf course it is better not to have theni. I would rather not have a thoroughpln. I do not say It is hereditary, but I would rather not have it. Th-rn there are the '"roars," whit h might be brought about by intlammatlon or pneumonia. It Is often not very troublesome. I do not think It is hercd- ilnry. It does not hurl a horse- a great deal, but It decreases its commercial value Some of our heavy stallions have not good feet and If you get a small-footed stallion I would not care to si lect it: I would rather j have one with a good Mrong foot In every way Another trouble Is "string halt," and I do not think there Is a man living lo-tlay who knows what taus's It. I was Informed this afternoon by one of our most promln.nt veterinarians that the man does not live who can tell what brings that about; but there are too many stallions with that trouble. Th'-n there Is the curb. It Is an abominable abom-inable thing, because everybody can see It and It w ill oft n make a horse lame. There is a v.-ry sln.ng ft eling among horsemen that Ihe larger a stallion Is the h.-tt r. I am led to the conclusion that when Ihey are overgrown, or what you would call freaks, tln-y are very iintert in. If you will put on your thinking clips for a moment and look over the stallions throughout the country where yon r side you will arrive at the conclusion that tjie moderate mod-erate sl7.-d stallion of fairly g od quality Is the one that has left the greattst Impression upon the horses In lliut section of the country. coun-try. I think It H most Important. Q How do you exercise your stallions? A Wo have padmks of about an :yre In size and we turn them out there one at a time. j C. Do you object to them being driven' ' A No; I think If moie of them were worked It would be better. William Smith. |