HORSE— CARE AND MANAGEMENT. 



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is thoroughly healed and all swelling has 

 disappeared, when if any likely method 

 of treatment has been adopted the horse 

 may be tried without it, but no journey 

 should be undertaken without one in the 

 pocket in case it may be needed. A pe- 

 culiar method of shoeing, called a feather- 

 edged shoe, will often prevent this bad 

 habit as long as it is adopted. 



HORSE, Slipping the Halter.— This is 

 a trick at which many horses are so clever 

 that scarcely a night passes without their 

 getting loose. It is a very serious habit, 

 for it enables the horse sometimes to 

 gorge himself with food, to the imminent 

 danger of staggers; or it exposes him, as 

 he wanders about, to be kicked and in- 

 jured by other horses, while his restless- 

 ness will often keep the whole team awake. 

 If the web of the halter, being first 

 accurately fitted to his neck, is suffered to 

 slip only one way, or a strap is attached 

 to the halter and buckled around the neck, 

 but not sufficiently tight to be of serious 

 inconvenience, the power of slipping it 

 will be taken away. 



HORSE, Stubborn.— The brain of the 

 horse seems to entertain but one thought ; 

 for this reason continued whipping is out 

 of the question, and only confirms his 

 stubborn resolve. But if you can in any 

 manner change the direction of his mind, 

 give him a new subject to think of, nine 

 times out of ten, he will start without 

 further trouble. As simple a trick as a 

 little pepper, aloes, or the like, thrown 

 back on his tongue, will often succeed in 

 turning his attention to the taste in his 

 mouth. 



HORSE, Vicious, to Tie.— A horse that 

 has contracted the habit of breaking loose 

 when tied or in the stable, may be secured 

 by the foot instead of the head, without 

 fear or danger of escape. 



HORSE, Tricks of Dealers.— Unless 

 a person is accustomed to horses, it is 

 one of the most foolish things imaginable 

 for him to go to a regular horse dealer to 

 purchase a horse — taking his word for ev- 

 erything. Of course some will act honor- 

 ably, and you will find the horse all that 

 he recommends, while others will deceive 

 you, and do it in such a manner that un- 

 til you get your horse home you will not 

 discover the cheat. We give a number 

 of tricks which are used by them in buy- 

 ing as well as selling : 



To MAKE A GOOD PULLING HORSE 



baulk. — Take tincture of cantharides, 

 two ounces; and corrosive sublimate, two- 

 drachms. Mix well and bathe the shoul- 

 ders of the horse at night. 



TO MAKE THE HORSE APPEAR AS LAME. 



— Take a hair from the tail and place it 

 through the eye of a small needle ; press 

 the skin between the outer and middle 

 tendon or cord of the front leg; shove the 

 needle containing the hair through, then 

 cut oft the hair on each side, and let the 

 foot down. In twenty minutes' time the 

 horse will go lame. 



TO MAKE A HORSE STAND BY HIS FOOD 



and not touch it. — Take common tallow 

 and grease the horses front teeth and roof 

 of the mouth, and the horse will eat noth- 

 ing until you have washed the tallow out. 



To cure a horse of the cribs or 

 sucking wind. — Saw between the upper 

 teeth to the gums. 



To nerve a horse that is lame. — 

 About half way from the knee to the 

 joint, on the outsides of the leg, make a 

 small incision, and at the back part of the 

 shin bone you will find a small white ten- 

 don or cord ; cut this tendon or cord off, 

 and sew up the incision with a stitch, and 

 the horse will walk off on the hardest 

 pavement without a limp. 



TO MAKE A HORSE APPEAR AS BADLY 



foundered.— Around the fetlock, between 

 the foot and the heel, fasten it around 

 tight, and then smoothe the hair over the 

 wires. In thirty minutes the horse will be 

 lame. Do not leave the wire on over 

 twenty minutes. 



To cover up the heaves. — Give the 

 horse one-third of a pound of small bird 

 shot, and he will not heave until they pass 

 through him. 



To make a horse look as if he had 

 the glanders. — Melt five ounces of but- 

 ter, and pour it into the animal's ear. 



To disguise lameness. — When a horse 

 is lame in one shoulder, it can be easily 

 disguised by making a similar lameness in 

 the corresponding leg, by taking off the 

 shoe and replacing, first putting a bean 

 between it and the foot. 



To make a star on a horse. — Take a 

 piece of coarse tow-line, the same to be 

 just the size of the proposed star; spread 

 on it some warm pith, and apply it — the 

 place to be first shaved ; leave it on four 

 days, when wash the spot with smart- 



