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blankets, &c. When a horse's coat of long, thick hair is allowed 

 to remain as nature has calculated it, as a protection from the 

 cold, storms and rigors of winter, when taken out and speeded 

 the perspiration arising from his body causes his hair to become 

 thoroughly saturated, and then when he com.es to stand still, it 

 becomes cold and consequently chills the horse through, and not 

 only makes him very uncomfortable, but he is quite liable to 

 take cold and have inflammation of the lungs, ^^ epizootic/^ &c. 

 Whereas, if this coat of thick and long matting of hair, which 

 gets so sour when it becomes wet, and, as all horsemen know, 

 always retains the dust and excrements of the horse^s body, is 

 removed and proper care is taken of covering him, his coat can 

 be kept looking so much nicer and with less labor, and the 

 horse^s skin will be in a more healthy condition. The same rule 

 will apply to work horses, if they can have the same care. 



The question is often asked me if I approve of clipping the 

 fetlock. I answer. Yes, on driving horses only. All team horses 

 and heavy draft horses should be left their natural fetlocks. 

 After driving your horse in muddy weather, let the mud dry on 



