141 



THE FARM. 



sign of her former wildness. The means by which the result was acconi" 

 pUshed was a piece of Ught rope which was passed around the front jaw of 

 the mare just above the upper teeth, crossed in her mouth, and thence 

 secured back of her neck. It was claimed that no horse will kick or jump 

 when thus secured, and that a horse, after receiving the treatment a few 

 minutes, will abandon his vicious ways forever. A very simple method was 

 also shown by which a kicking horse could be shod. It consisted in connect- 

 ing the animal's head and tail by means of a rope fastened to the tail and 

 then to the bit, and then drawn tightly enough to iucliue the animal's head 

 to one side. This, it is claimed, makes it absolutely impossible for the horse 

 to kick on the side of the rope. At the same exhibition a horse which for 

 many years had to be bound on the ground to be shod suffered the black- 

 smith to operate on him without attempting to kick Avhile secured in the 

 manner described. 



Cialls and Sores on Horses. — If the owner of the horses, the farmer 



ONE CATTSE OF HIDE-BOTTND. * 



himself, could always be among his work animals, they would rocoiTo more 

 attention and better treatment; but as ho has so much to think about and 

 look after, ho cannot give this department his careful supervision, and many 

 errors creep into the management which could not other'W'ise be found there. 

 There are some horses which chafe more readily than others, while some do 

 not have the collars and harness fit them, wliich will invariably caiise galls 

 or sores; and even when the harness does fit properly, the warm weather, or 

 giving the horse a hard, warm day's Work, may cause shoulder or saddle 

 galls to appear, which will soon become larger and bad sores, if not 

 promptly attended to. Bathing the shoulders, with spring or well water 

 hardens them, and decreases the tendency toward galling. Wlien galls ap- 

 "war, wash the affected pnrts with good white castile soap (only use the best 

 castile and none other), and warm water to cleanso them. After the pa/t8 



I 



