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Salt. — Salt should be placed where he can satisfy his 

 desires for it daily. , 



Water. — If possible, always water your horse from the 

 pail, be sure that it is clean and never allow it to be used 

 for any other purpose about the stable. 



Never allow him to drink more than one pail full at a 

 time, and that drawn fresh. In cold weather one half the 

 quantity would be better. 



The man who will lead his horse down to the brook in 

 cold winter weather, cut a hole through the ice and ask 

 him to drink his dail}^ allowance, should have a guardian 

 placed over him by the Society with a long name, and be 

 debarred the right to vote in town meetings. 



Clothing. — As cold weather approaches, the horse will 

 demand more and warmer clothing, and if you do not 

 supply it, nature will, by a long rough coat of hair. Great 

 improvement has been made, in this matter, since the 

 epidemic of influenza, which passed through our stables 

 some fifteen years ago, and ruined or destroyed many of 

 our valuable animals. 



Grooming. — Remember that a good, thoroughly groomed 

 animal is in better condition to perform his daily task 

 than the poorly groomed animal, with his extra grain to 

 offset the neglect. Let it always be done out of the stable 

 in fair weather. You would not like to have your clothes 

 brushed over your own food, neither does he relish his 

 own dirt. Keep a hook and clean out the feet, and in 

 summer time wash the feet and legs daily. 



Shoeing. — To begin, let us examine the anatomy of tlie 

 horse's foot. We find a hard, horny covering, containing a 

 soft elastic cushion, called the frog, whose ofifice is to 

 lessen the concussion when the foot is brought with 

 greater or less force in contact with the solid bed of the 

 road ; also this frog is the horse's organ, wherein his sense 

 of touch is placed, answering to him, as the cushions on the 

 ends of your fingers do to you, and are most valuable, 

 when in a condition of perfect health. 



