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and cheeks to become sore and lacerated, which, in a high-strung 

 and nervous beast, causes hini to balk. Now, to have your horse's 

 teeth fixed, take a float or rasp and lile off the inside edges of the 

 teeth— just the sharp edges. Never let a man cut your horse's teeth 

 with shears, as it is impossible to cut ivory without fracturing it. 

 This operation of floating should be done once a year regularly. 

 Always have the operation performed by a man of good judgment. 

 Many a time a horse loses a grinder, then the opposite grinder is 

 given a chance to grow, and eventually comes into direct contact 

 with the opposite gum, making it impossible for the horse to eat at 

 all. Examine your horse's mouth thoroughly; see that the teeth are 

 even ; if not, take a float and make them so. Many of our best 

 veterinarians prescribe condition powders and medicines for horses 

 that are in thin flesh, hide- bound, etc., when the proper operation 

 upon the teeth will cure your horse without buying a lot of this 

 trash. 



HORSE-SHOEING DEPARTMENT. 



Qitestion. What do you think of horse-shoes and horse-shoeing in 

 general ? 



Answer. There is no subject before the horse owners to-day that 

 should interest them more than the subject of horse-shoeing. The 

 force of this statement will make itself felt when you consider that 

 there are in the United States at the present time over 14,000,000 

 horses, and that fully one half of them are badly crippled and al- 

 most spoiled by the sheer ignorance of the ordinary horse-shoer. 

 I claim that more horses are made lame by this butchery than any 

 other cause, for the reason that the majority of blacksmiths have 

 not had the experience necessary to do the work as it should be 

 done. They have not thoroughly mastered their profession. In 

 order for a horse-shoer to understand the science of his profes- 

 sion and the anatomy of the horse's foot, it is necessary for 



