DRAUGHT HORSE — DRAWING KNIFE 



from entering the stable ; and it may be added that under any 

 circumstances the cesspool, if there is one, should be removed 

 a considerable distance from the buildings and that the pipes 

 should be effectually trapped. In some primitive establish- 

 ments the fluid from the stables is carried no further than 

 an adjoining strawyard, where it is allowed to mingle with 

 the litter strewed about, to the immense prejudice of the 

 horse's health. When the bedding of the horses is composed 

 of moss, sawdust, or such substances which absorb the moisture, 

 the drains of the stable must be covered over, else they will 

 become choked. 



Draught Horse. — A horse that is used for draught 

 purposes. In this country by the term " Heavy Harness 

 Horse " a cart-horse is described ; and by " Light Harness 

 Horse" a brougham, landau, or coach-horse. In America the 

 latter breeds are included in the category of " Heavy Harness 

 Horses," the prefix " Light " being reserved for the trotter 

 only. 



Draughts are a very constant source of ill amongst 

 horses, owing not merely to the thoughtlessness of servants 

 who allow heated animals to stand about in icy cold currents 

 of air, but to the confusion which exists in some minds 

 between providing horses with a sufficiency of fresh air and 

 exposing them to draughts. The manner in which some 

 stables are constructed renders them little better than caves 

 of the winds which penetrate the crevices and beat upon the 

 horses from every quarter. It is no wonder, therefore, that 

 so many animals become affected in their wind, or lose their 

 lives from attacks which are perfectly avoidable. (See Air, 

 Cold, Ventilation?) 



Drawing Knife. — The two-handled knife used by shoe- 

 ing smiths to pare away the horn of the sole of a horse's 

 hoof. The abuse of the use of this instrument has proved 

 the ruin of many a valuable horse, whose feet have been spoilt 



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