168 THE HORSE OWNER's 



GENERAL HINTS. 



Match horses with reference to size and motion partic- 

 ularly ; to color if you can, and have other requisites. 



Always have inside lines on double teams quite long, 

 and back-strap short. 



Never check a horse if you wish to have him last long, 

 except while training. 



Feed in low mangers; ivater and oats to be given ^rs^ ; 

 hay afterward. 



If worked, very little water to be given in the night. 



Stop at the top of a hill and let your horse get breath. 



The shoe should fit the foot, not the foot the shoe. 

 Never cut the bars or frogs. 



Wet the hay^ and not the oats for a coughing horse. 



Never let a horse stand long facing a cold wind. 



Feed lightly when changing feed. 



When training in a building, have carriages, etc., re- 

 moved. 



Always approach a strange horse near the shoulder. 



Use but a few words with a horse, but have them un- 

 derstood. 



Be earnest and prompt, but not harsh. 



Teach before whipping, and when whipping, do it to 

 frighten, not to enrage. 



Never jump from a wagon when your horse is running 

 away. More lives and limbs are lost in that way than by 

 remaining in the wagon. 



