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is necessary. Remember that the bare feet will 

 stand lots of wear until they have once been 

 shod. Do not get into the horse-shoeing habit 

 and think that a farm horse must be shod just 

 because he is a horse. In buying a horse, look 

 well to the feet. 



COLICS IN 

 THE HORSE 



Is your horse subject to regular attacks of 

 the colic? If so, the first thing is to see that 

 his teeth are in good condition ; then look to the 

 quality of his food. The worst colics are pro- 

 duced by feeding corn or too much concentrated 

 food, such as wheat or barley or alfalfa. It 

 simply means indigestion. But what are you 

 going to do when he is sick ? If you are living 

 iu a remote district and a veterinarian can not 

 be secured, the following suggestions may be of 

 some service: 



In the first place, let's look to the "don'ts." 



SOME 

 DON'TS 



Do not begin by giving everything that some 

 wise neighbor may suggest he having gotten 

 the remedy from his grandfather, who, accord- 

 ing to tradition, gave some old "geeser" five dol- 

 lars for the remedy because it was known to be a 

 "dend shot v cure. Remember that most horses 

 that have colic will recover without treatment. 

 If you do not know what to do, do nothing but 

 give the horse a good bed to roll on. making him 

 as comfortable as possible. Do not pour modi- 



