Show horses need water salt during the hot weather water and salt enable horses to do more work in the summer A drink of water every hour in the field in hot weather all the loose salt the horses want at the barn or in the pasture at night and reasonable attention by the driver enable horses to work steadily on very hot days advises a writer in hoards dairyman even colts demand special attention during summer months foals from work mares work too hard if they follow in the field A foal grows better when kept in the barn during the day and turned on pasture with the mare at night A good plan is to bring the mare in for nursing in the middle of the morning and afternoon while the foal is young the proper care of the horses feet to prevent lameness is always of paramount importance as a lame lam e horse is not a serviceable horse feet should be trimmed regularly and excessive growth should be removed to prevent breaking high thus causing the horse to beco become me tender and to prevent both toe and quarter cracks |