PRATTS POINTERS ON THE HORSE 



75 



HOT WATER 



FOR 



THE FEET 



Hot water and Pratts Peerless Hoof Oint- 

 ment are excellent for inflamed injuries 

 of the feet. Place feet in hot water of 

 even temperature for an hour morning and evening. 

 When the foot is removed from the water, apply Pratts 

 Peerless Hoof Ointment to the injury. Another excel- 

 lent remedy to reduce inflammation when the horses are 

 feverish is to stand them in mud up to the fetlocks. 



SHOEING 

 THE COLT 



As long as the colt's feet are strong 

 and tough he can be worked without 

 being shod. When the hoof breaks and 



the feet become tender, have him shod 



with tips. Have the wall made level 



with a rasp, and on no condition allow 



the sole or frog to be interfered with or 



cut. Two nails on each side are all 



that is required. Horses with good 



sound natural feet can, with care, go 



without shoes. 



Tips. 



We are happy to say that shoeing in the 

 last few years has become more of an 

 art, and the shoes become a benefit to 

 many horses, instead of an injury. Horses have been 



SHOEING 

 THE HORSE 



