the horse. Horses' teeth should be looked after a least once 

 a year. 



Now, as to watering horses. Always water them be- 

 fore you feed, and if you give them all the water they want 

 to drink right after feeding, the stomach has not had time 

 to digest the food and part of it will be washed away. If 

 a horse comes from a drive, is hot and sweating, he should 

 be allowed a half a dozen swallows. Then put on a light 

 woolen blanket, and let him eat hay. In a half hour, he 

 can have some more water, and is then ready for his grain. 

 Too much cold water after a hard drive can be the cause 

 of founder, and it may cause colic. Never stable a hot 

 horse where there is a draft, and then blame the horseshoer, 

 claiming that your horse, "is all stiffened up from yester- 

 day's shoeing." 



Although it is true at times, horses' feet are often 

 crowded, being made too small. In such cases the horse 

 walks kind of careful, and in fact, don't like to go. It is 

 always best to leave the feet full size, and fit the shoe to 

 it. Even if a horse stumbles, don't crowd the foot, that 

 may make him fall. It is to be regretted, but we have to 

 admit, the sun of ignorance and incompentency in the 

 horseshoeing trade seems to be setting. Let us pray that it 

 may never rise, but that horseshoers will develop a hunger 

 and thirst for the truth as it is read through scientific re- 

 search, and then great good will have been accomplished. 



THE END 



