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warm, his stomach is expanded, and your keeping him warm, it re- 

 mains in that state. On the other hand, if you allow him to stand, 

 the stomach contracts, and the gas from the grain brings on colic. 



Taking Care of Horses when Heated. 



It is the habit of a great many persons when their horses become 

 heated to cover them with a great heavy blanket. This is wrong. 

 Do not cover your horse for about five minutes, letting him steam. 

 Then put on a light blanket, allow him to stand with this blanket 

 on for half an hour, then remove the light blanket and put on your 

 heavy one. This gives the animal a warm, dry covering, after you 

 have removed the light blanket which is wet from the steam of the 

 horse. Follow these directions and it will prevent your horse from 

 catching cold. I approve of giving the horse a thorough rubbing 

 first, if convenient. 



Care of Horses in the Spring of the Year. 



Great care should be given the animals during the months of 

 April and May, to prepare them for the warm weather. As soon as 

 the grass starts your horse should be grazed thirty to forty minutes 

 each day, and this as early in the morning as possible. Green grass 

 will physic your horse, purify his blood, and get the grain that he 

 has been eating through the winter months out of his system. At 

 the same time that you are grazing the hor.e, feed bran mashes and 

 stop feeding grain for a week or ten days, until you get his system 

 in a thoroughly good condition. I would also advise that driving 

 horses with feet that are inclined to contract be walked in the dew 

 every morning through the summer months. Tliis is one of the 

 greatest treatments in the world for softening and expanding the 

 horse's feet. It is much better than all the hoof ointment there is 

 on the market, and it is a great deal cheaper. 



In cities where it is not feasible to graze your horse, give him a 

 bucket of green grass cut from the lawn. 



